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Happy Birthday, Michael Dukakis! Today is Michael Dukakis's 93rd Birthday. Dukakis is a retired lawyer, Governor of Massachusetts, and aspiring Presidential Candidate in the 1980's. Today only: his collections is on sale at 20% off.

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230 Years Ago today in Radio History: In the first Presidential Election when two different Parties ran candidates, on this date, November 3, 1796, Vice President John Adams of the Federalist Party defeats Se

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120 Years Ago today in Radio History: "Dot Dot Dot, Dash Dash Dash, Dot Dot Dot!" on this date, November 3, 1906, at the International Radiotelegraph Convention held in Berlin, SOS is adopted as the standard

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Presidential Election 1980 - The election of Ronald Reagan would usher in a new conservative movement that has gone on for the decades. Update: 3 additional recordings

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115 Years Ago today in Radio History: Hoping to compete with Ford's Model T, William Durant hired racecar driver Louis Chevrolet to design the Classic Six which went on sale on this date, November 3, 1911, ho

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90 Years Ago today in Radio History: Having assumed the Presidency during the early days of the Great Depression, on this date, November 3, 1936, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected over Kansas Governor

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70 Years Ago today in Radio History: In what would soon become an annual Network TV tradition, on this date, November 3, 1956, CBS Television first broadcasts MGM's "The Wizard of Oz" hosted by Bert Lahr and

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70 Years Ago today in Radio History: As part of the ongoing Suez Crisis, on this date, November 3, 1956, Israel takes control of the Gaza Strip for four months. https://t.co/YAgYHClvby

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Happy Birthday, Ann Rutherford! Today would be Ann Rutherford's 109th Birthday. Best remembered for playing Scarlett's sister in Gone with the Wind, Ann Rutherford appeared in more than 60 pictures and was featured as Andy Hardy's girlfriend. Today only: her collections is on...

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Music America Loves Best - Enjoy music of every kind from opera to big band from the 1940s Music America Loves Best presented by the Armed Forces Radio Service. Update: 3 additional rare recordings

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Happy Birthday, Burt Lancaster! Today would be Burt Lancaster's 113th Birthday. Claiming that he was never really interested in becoming an actor, with his natural good looks and hard work ethic, Burt Lancaster was destined to become one of the screen's most popular leading...

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Happy Birthday, Fred Lowery! Today would be Fred Lowery's 117th Birthday. Legally blind from the age of two, Fred Lowery became one of the most successful whistlers in radio. Today only: his collections is on sale at 20% off.

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50 Years Ago today in Radio History: In a relatively narrow victory of 297 electoral votes to 240, on this date, November 2, 1976, Democrat Jimmy Carter defeated incumbent Gerald Ford for the Presidency of t

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95 Years Ago today in Radio History: Myrt and Marge debuted on the radio today in 1931 https://t.co/750TextB2Z

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Happy Birthday, Grantland Rice! Today would be Grantland Rice's 146th Birthday. Grantland Rice was one of the most important media figures during golden age of sports known for his descriptive style of sports news broadcasting. Today only: his collections is on sale at 20% off.

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415 Years Ago today in Radio History: Twas "Hallowmas nyght" on this date, November 1, 1611, when The King's Men acting troupe came to Whitehall Palace to make the first performance of Shakespeare's 'The Temp

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Melody Roundup - Country Western and Cowboy Songs Galore! Update: 4 additional recordings

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165 Years Ago today in Radio History: Despite Lincoln's concerns over the workload for one man assigned in the dual role of Army commander and General-in-Chief, on this date, November 1, 1861, Gen George B. M

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95 Years Ago today in Radio History: Before turning its attention to a synthetic silk replacement, on this date, November 1, 1931, the DuPont Corporation began manufacturing the synthetic rubber Neoprene.

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80 Years Ago today in Radio History: One of the oldest broadcasters in the country, on this date, November 1, 1946, WJZ, the flagship station of the American Broadcasting Company changes callsigns to WABC Ne