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SERIAL DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1940

superman ad

The serial came to WOR radio as a syndicated show and went to Mutual on
August 31, 1942, airing until March 1, 1951 on ABC.

supermancast
From left: Jackson Beck (announcer), Joan Alexander
(Lois Lane) and Bud Collyer (Superman) on the air.


 collyer
Bud Collyer

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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Brian_Thomas
Brian Thomas

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   crashsitememorial
    The crash site memorial in Clear Lake, IA.

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RECAPPING THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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sandy kozel 3
Sandy Kozel

rememberchallenger
The space shuttle Challenger crew: Back row (L-R) Ellison S. Onizuka,
Sharon Crista McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis, and Judy Resnik. Front row (L-R)
Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, and Ron McNair.

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RECAPPING THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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MikeGracia1
Mike Gracia

TheCrewofappolo1 

Apollo 1 crew (L-R): Astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger
Chaffee.

                          Apollo_1_patch

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IT MADE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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EdDonahue
Ed Donahue

columbia-sts-107-launch
NASA’s shuttle Columbia launches on mission STS-107, January 16, 2003.

columbiacrew

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