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QUIZ SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1943

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Edmund (Tiny) Ruffner

The Better Half was a couples game show on Mutual radio that pitted
husbands and wives against each other to find out who was "the better
half."  The questions were fairly easy and about American life in general
with topics such as household items, color associations, and travel. Tiny
Ruffner hosted the program during its entire run until January 19, 1949.

  

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Ed Danahue

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JAMESTOWN WEDDING ON THIS DAY IN 1614

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American Indian Pocahontas married English colonist John Rolfe at a church in
Jamestown, Virginia. Reverend Richard Buck, a Chaplin of the first session of
the Virginia General Assembly, presided their wedding. Pocahontas was later
known as Rebecca Rolfe. They had a son named Thomas who was born on
January 30, 1615.

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John Rolfe contributed greatly to the early development
of the American colonies. His success as a farmer had a 
significant financial impact.

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Portrait of Rebecca (Pocahontas) and her
son Thomas

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Mike Gracia

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FAMOUS COUPLE MARRIED ON THIS DAY IN 1947

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Roy Rogers (Leonard Franklin Slye) and Dale Evans (Lucille Wood Smith)
were married in Davis, Oklahoma on the Flying L Ranch where they had 
earlier filmed the movie Home in Oklahoma. Their successful marriage
lasted for 51 years until Roy’s death in 1998.

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   *King of the Cowboys* and *Queen of the West*

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