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It was on this day in 1942.

Forced march without provisions, under barbaric treatment meted by Japanese Imperial forces, to Western and Philippine soldiers, resulting in an horrific death toll of POWs, World War II: Corregidor, Bataan, Philippines "Death March"

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Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister turned 88 March 23.

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Orson Welles with big brother Richard Welles.

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George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985)

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1941

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HE WAS THE MOST POPULAR TOP 40 MAN

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Kemal Amin
"Casey" Kasem (April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014)

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Marconi was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer known for his pioneering
work on long-distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi’s
law
and a radio telegraph system. He is often credited as the inventor of radio.

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Soviet and American forces meet at the Elbe River near Torgau,
Germany. World War II in Europe is almost over.

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The Hubble Telescope being deployed from space shuttle Discovery
on this day in 1990.

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The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed into low Earth orbit 
and remains in operation to this day.  

           

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SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1955

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X Minus One
was a half-hour science fiction radio drama series
broadcast
from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 in numerous
timeslots on
NBC. The series was never able to generate a
large following.   

The writers of the magazine stories were not well known then
but now are the giants of today. These stories came from the
minds of Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and Poul Anderson to
name a few.

 

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A vintage Zenith tube radio from 1955.

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RADIO SHOW DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1938

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After seven years of singing on the radio, Kate Smith began a new noontime talk show entitled Kate Smith Speaks, a news and gossip
radio
program
.

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