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GAME SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1956

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Original run on CBS/NBC: December 18, 1956 to December 14, 2001


To Tell the Truth
is panel game show created by Bob Stewart and produced
by Goodson-Todman Productions. Bud Collyer was the show’s initial host.

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ANTACID INTRODUCED ON THIS DAY IN 1931

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Alka-Seltzer is an effervescent antacid and pain reliever first
marketed by the
Dr. Miles Medicine Company. It was developed
by Maurice Treneer, head chemist at Miles, in Elkhart, Indiana.

Alka-Seltzer is currently owned by Bayer Schering Pharma AG,
Germany
.

alka seltzerSHOPPING

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"Plop, plop, fizz, fizz"

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KAYE BALLARD IS 89 TODAY

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Kaye Ballard (born Catherine Gloria Balotta in Cleveland, Ohio)

Actress/comedienne and singer Kaye Ballard starred on the NBC 
sitcom The Mothers-in-Law (1967 – 1969). She was the first singer 
to release a version of "In Other Words." It was released by Decca
in April 1954.

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FIRST MTN. DEW TV COMMERCIAL

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TELEVISION DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1965

Pillsbury-Doughboy

A 1965 TV commercial for Pillsbury Flaky Biscuits featuring one of the 
first appearances of the Pillsbury Doughboy (Poppin’ Fresh) who was 
voiced by Paul Frees (below).

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Paul Frees (Solomon Hersh Frees)

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