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TODAY IN HISTORY

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                                                                    Carlotta Bradley

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VIDEOTAPE RECORDING ON THIS DAY IN 1956

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Original air date on NBC television: October 2, 1956 to June 25, 1957

The first example of a videotape recording was broadcast by NBC television
when The Jonathan Winters Show was seen coast to coast on Tuesday,
October 23, 1956.

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Maude Frickert was perhaps Winters most famous character

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1917

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John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993)

Considered one of the greatest jazz trumpeters in history, many call Dizzy
Gillespie the Ambassador of Jazz. His first professional gig was in 1935 with
the Frank Fairfax Orchestra, followed by stints with the orchestras of Edgar
Hayes, Teddy Hill, and Cab Calloway,
 

      

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SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1957

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The Twentieth Century
was a half-hour documentary series televised
by  CBS. The premiere episode aired on Sunday October 20, 1957
and ran until 1966. It was hosted and narrated by Walter Cronkite. It
covered historical events and consisted of newsreel footage along
with interviews. The sponsor of the show was Prudential Insurance
Company of America.  

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Walter Cronkite

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RECORD RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1967

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This single peaked for three weeks at #4 on the Billboard pop singles chart
in December 1967. It became the Miracles highest charting popular single
since "Shop Around". The song also topped the Billboard Black Singles
Chart
and was a million-selling hit for The Miracles, their sixth overall.

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