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- The Adventures of SupermanThe Mayan Treasure - Pt 04
- The Lone RangerOutlaw Trail
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- The Adventures of SupermanThe Mayan Treasure - Pt 05
- The Lone RangerThe Easterner
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- The Adventures of SupermanThe Mayan Treasure - Pt 06
- The Lone RangerThe Brothers
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Radio Calendar
Wednesday, August 21, 1940
2 episodes on the air
This week in history
Week of 08/18–08/24/1940
- 1940 — First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
- 1940 — In Mexico City, exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day.
- 1940 — World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
- 1940 — World War II: The Eighth Route Army launches the Hundred Regiments Offensive, a successful campaign to disrupt Japanese war infrastructure and logistics in occupied northern China.
History from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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About this night
On Wednesday, August 21, 1940, Goldie’s Radio Calendar lists 2 playable old time radio episodes that share this broadcast date. Highlights include The Adventures of Superman and The Lone Ranger. Jump week to week, read “this week in history,” and use Play the evening to queue the full night free in your browser — sponsor breaks included.
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FAQ
- What old time radio shows aired on Wednesday, August 21, 1940?
- Goldie lists 2 episodes for Wednesday, August 21, 1940, including The Adventures of Superman and The Lone Ranger. Open any title to stream free, or play the whole evening in order.
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- The Radio Calendar is Goldie’s old time radio time machine. Choose any catalog date to see which classic shows aired that night, read historical context for the week, and stream episodes free in your browser — the same way families once planned an evening around the radio dial.
- How does “Tonight in history” work?
- Tonight maps today’s month and day onto a dense year of the Golden Age of Radio (default 1946). You land on that historical date’s lineup so you can hear what was on the air “this day in radio” without memorizing obscure air dates.
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