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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1732, “The Pennsylvania Gazette,” Ben Franklin’s paper, promoted “Poor Richard’s Almanack” by Richard Saunders (aka Franklin).

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1971, Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” characters Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy and Woodstock made the cover of “Newsweek” magazine.

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1956, the “I Love Lucy" Christmas show aired. It was the first time a show aired a clip/flashback episode.

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1823, the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (now known as “The Night Before Christmas”) was published for the 1st time in the New York Sentinel.

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1920, at Madison Square Garden, a New York City radio station aired the first broadcast of a prize fight from ringside.

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1913, a new "word-cross" puzzle was published in the "New York World” Sunday edition. The name was later changed to crossword.

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1980, NBC tried an experiment with the coverage of an NFL game between the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins. No announcers were in the booth, so the only sounds were field noise and spectators.

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1976, WTCG-TV, Atlanta, changed its call letters to WTBS, and was uplinked via satellite. The station became the first commercial TV station to cover the entire United States.

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1901, “Peter Rabbit,” by Beatrix Potter, was printed for the 1st time, complete with the author's watercolor illustrations.

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1954, the Walt Disney TV series “Davy Crockett” debuted. “Davy, Davy Crockett" soon became a #1 song.

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1988, CBS won the exclusive television rights to Major League Baseball’s 1990-94 seasons for $1.1 billion.

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1985, the murder mystery movie "Clue" opened nationally. In a unique twist, the film featured three different endings. Newspaper ads indicated which ending was playing at which theater.

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1927, Grand Ole Opry in Nashville made its first official radio broadcast.

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1793, the first daily paper in New York City was published, the Noah Webster founded “The American Minerva."

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1980, the Bravo network premiered on cable TV.

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1963, instant replay was used for the first time, during the Army-Navy game on CBS.

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FUN MEDIA FACT: On this day in 1883, "Ladies’ Home Journal" was published for the first time. It became one of the few magazines to reach a circulation of over one million.