(1936)
18
Nov
FIRST SPACE TRAVELER BORN ON THIS DATE
Alan B. Shepard,The first American Astronaut to travel
in space, was born on this date in 1923. In 1971 Alan
Commanded the Apollo 14 mission and was the fifth
person to walk on the moon. Shepard died of
Leukemia on July 21, 1998. He was 74.
Alan being congratulated by President Kennedy
at the White House.
07
Nov
CLASSIC CHILDREN’S TELEVISION
Creator / Puppeteer Burr Tillstrom and Fran Allison
are pictured with Puppet stars Kukla and Ollie.The
show debuted on NBC in 1947 and ran till 1957.
Like many early shows, it did not have a script
and was entirely adlib. Live TV was great then!
Picture taken on the set while on the air.
are pictured with Puppet stars Kukla and Ollie.The
show debuted on NBC in 1947 and ran till 1957.
Like many early shows, it did not have a script
and was entirely adlib. Live TV was great then!
Picture taken on the set while on the air.
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