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TV SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 19 49

Captain_Video_title_card

Captain Video and His Video Rangers is a science fiction television series
that
aired on the DuMont Television Network from June 27, 1049 and
April 1, 1955. It starred Richard Coogan from 1949 to 1950 and Al Hodge
from 1950 to 1955. It was the first series of its kind on American TV.



 
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Richard Coogan

Al_Hodge_Captain_Video
Al Hodge

Al_Hodge_Don_Hastings_Captain_Video
From left: co-star Don Hastings and Al Hodge

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capt video set

Captain Video AD

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THE RETURN OF THE TWINKIE ANNOUNCED!

twinkies-comeback

(AP) – Hostess is betting on a sweet comeback for Twinkies when they return to
shelves starting on July 15.

The company that went bankrupt in early 2012 after an acrimonious fight with its 
unionized workers is back up and running under new owners, Metropoulos & Co.
and Apollo Global Management. The team bought Twinkies and other Hostess
cakes products for $410 million.

The company says the cakes will taste the same but that the boxes will now bear
the tag line "The Sweetest Comeback In The History Of Ever."

Twinkies were invented in the town of River Forest, Illinois on April 6, 1930 by
James Alexander Dewar, a baker for the Continental Baking Company.

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James A. Dewar

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

tracks of my tears 45

TheMiracles
The Miracles

"The Tracks of My Tears" is considered by many to be among the
finest recordings of The Miracles, and it sold over one million
records within two years, making it The Miracles’ fourth million-
selling record. It has also been inducted into the
Grammy Hall
of
Fame
, and is listed by Rolling Stone magazine as #50 in its
listing of
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

smokey robinson now

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. turned 73 in February

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1963

wipe out

The Surfaris surfaris

“Wipe Out” entered the Billboard Hot 100 two weeks later and reached #2 by mid-August.The song,both the Surfaris’ version as well as cover versions, has been
featured in over 20 films and television series since 1964,

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TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER!

summer solstice

Many people refer to the summer solstice as the longest day of the year
due to fact that we should see the most sunlight of the year. This is when
the earth’s axial tilt is inclined toward the sun more than any other day of
the year.

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