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FIRST WORD’S FROM SPACE ON THIS DATE IN 1958

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RCA’s project SCORE (signal communications orbit relay equipment)
was the world’s first communications satellite. An Air Force Atlas  
inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched the satellite from
Cape Canaveral, Florida. The first voice broadcast from SCORE
was a message from President Dwight D. Eisenhower, shown in
the above photo.

atlas score (USAF)

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NEWSCASTER BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1911


                               CHET  HUNTLEY
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                     December 10, 1911  –  March 20, 1974

CHET HUNTLY ON CBS
A young Chet Huntley conducting an interview on CBS radio.

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Chet, left, with NBC News co-anchor David Brinkley.

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WESTINGHOUSE RADIO AD ~ 1947

westinghouse christmas 1947

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THE PERFECT MUSICAL GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS

trav-ler radio for christmas 1947
                                      Magazine ad from 1947

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ZENITH HELPS MAKE CHRISTMAS MERRY!

zeith and santa 1953

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