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SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1045


Arthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter (Gordon Arthur Kelly)
(July 17, 1912 – May 26, 2010)

House Party is a daytime radio daytime variety/talk show that aired on
CBS Radio and on ABC Radio from January 15, 1945 to October 13,
1967. The show had an equally long run on CBS Television as Art
Linkletter’s House Party.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST NEWS EVENTS

today in history

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Sandy Kozel

 



Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977)


1956


Steve Allen, and Elvis (“the King”) during rehearsal for the show

In 1981 "Elvis Presley Day" was declared in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
Kansas, North & South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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RADIO SHOW FIRST AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1940

Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch was a Western variety radio show that ran until August
1, 1943, and from September 23, 1945 to May 16, 1956. The show’s entire run was broadcast on CBS radio, sponsored by Doublemint gum. The approximately two-
year interruption resulted from Autry’s enlistment in the U.S. Army to fight in World
War II
. Episodes were 30 minutes long except for a 15-minute version that ran from September 23, 1945 to June 16, 1946.


Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry
(September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998)

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A TV APPEARANCE ON THIS DAY IN 1956


Antoine "Fats" Domino, Jr. turned 87 on February 26.

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TV SPECIAL ON THIS DAY IN 1957


The Edsel Show
is an hour-long television special broadcast live on CBS
intended to promote Ford Motor Company‘s new Edsel line of cars. It was a
milestone in Bing Crosby‘s career, and was notable as being the first CBS 
entertainment program to be recorded on videotape, for rebroadcasting
on the west coast after the show was performed live for the east. The 
special replaced The Ed Sullivan Show, for the same sponsor, on CBS’
Sunday lineup for one evening only, and was one of the year’s most
successful programs, It also features an appearance by a "mystery
guest" who turned out to be Bob Hope.

 

 


The Edsel Show–Oldest known Quad Videotape.

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