5 Years Ago today in Radio History: President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn at their Georgia home on this date, April 29, 2021, the Carters https://t.co/WHydcsn3K7
Happy Birthday, Joseph Dunninger! Today would be Joseph Dunninger's 134th Birthday. On the old time radio show, he would read the minds of the audience members guessing social security numbers, birthdates, and even serial... https://t.co/g7efVq85tZ
Happy Birthday, Lionel Barrymore! Today would be Lionel Barrymore's 148th Birthday. Typecast as a grumpy old man, Lionel Barrymore is best know for his roles in the Doctor Kildare, Mayor of the Town, Command Performance, Kraft Music... https://t.co/Lr7HFcqwiQ
Zasu Pitts - She was a popular character actress during the Thirties, making both features and shorts for Hal Roach. Her willowy spinster persona was the inspiration for the voice of Olive Oyl in Max Fleischer's Popeye cartoons. Update: https://t.co/27D7pd6zmG
145 Years Ago today in Radio History: Renowned outlaw Billy the Kid escaped from New Mexico's Lincoln County jail for the last time on this date, April 28, 1881, before being shot by lawman Pat Garrett https://t.co/9hS1tSJLX3
70 Years Ago today in Radio History: The last French troops left Indochina on this date, April 28, 1956, leaving the US MAAG to train and assist the South Vietnamese in combating Communism. https://t.co/0tZ2qSpnaF
40 Years Ago today in Radio History: Two days after the worst nuclear plant accident in history occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet government acknowledged the disaster on this date, Ap https://t.co/nHLSILgJ8G
35 Years Ago today in Radio History: After several delays, on this date, April 28, 1991, the first unclassified Department of Defense-dedicated Space Shuttle mission, STS-39, the 40th Shuttle mission blasts https://t.co/mozd01x0sh
Happy Birthday, Ned Wever! Today would be Ned Wever's 127th Birthday. Though most may remember him for his supportive rolls on television and film, Wever was a multi-talented performer and lyricist who contributed to the success of the some... https://t.co/UjtJ97zOO1
165 Years Ago today in Radio History: President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus between Washington DC and Philadelphia on this date, April 27, 1861, giving the military the authority necessary to https://t.co/XSHzcgyQBd
115 Years Ago today in Radio History: Working with immigrants in South Africa on this date, April 27, 1911, Mahatma Gandhi called for Indian workers to suspend their passive resistance campaign while he met w https://t.co/jMk8uYBTgc
70 Years Ago today in Radio History: Heavy-weight champ Rocky Marciano retires undefeated from boxing: Brockton, Massachusetts native Rocky Marciano dreamed of being a pro baseball player. When he was draft https://t.co/PE2vi1rMqZ
Stan Kenton - Believing that Jazz could be more than just music to dance to, Kenton made no apologies for his brand of "progressive Jazz." Update: 7 additional rare recordings https://t.co/PhjByPCI2s
65 Years Ago today in Radio History: Explorer 11, the first gamma-ray detection satellite launched on this date, April 27, 1961, operating until the power supply failed the following September. https://t.co/HR0HsAR4Im
45 Years Ago today in Radio History: The first commercially available computer mouse was introduced on this date, April 27, 1981, as part of the Xerox 8010 Information System workstation. https://t.co/173C5PuTyZ
20 Years Ago today in Radio History: Rising from the site of the destroyed World Trade Center Towers, on this date, April 27, 2006, construction begins on Freedom Tower, the new One World Trade Center. https://t.co/tsiwCau4MC
Vic and Sade - Welcome, welcome to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Gook, better known as Vic and Sade. Go get cozy with this delightful run of the mill and charmingly familiar Midwestern couple extraordinaire! Update: 5 additional... https://t.co/UAE96F5Tan
120 Years Ago today in Radio History: The Orpheum Theatre on Fort St in Honolulu began showing moving pictures on this date, April 26, 1906, the first time movies are shown in Hawaii. https://t.co/UEZUfQnNQf
40 Years Ago today in Radio History: Because of a flawed reactor design run by badly trained operators, on this date, April 26, 1986, the Number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, histo https://t.co/fMGLe5AQ3I