- WhistlerMirage
- Cavalcade of AmericaHonorable Joseph C Grew Speech
- The Adventures of SupermanThe Wolfe - Pt 09
- The Lone RangerThe Boss of the Tarantulas-Tarantula Series
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- SuspenseThe Kettler Method
- The Adventures of SupermanThe Tiny Men - Pt 02
- The Lone RangerThe Magic Belt
- The Adventures of SupermanThe Tiny Men - Pt 03
- The Adventures of SupermanThe Tiny Men - Pt 04
- The Lone RangerDouble for an Outlaw
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Radio Calendar
Thursday, September 17, 1942
1 episode on the air
This week in history
Week of 09/13–09/19/1942
- 1942 — World War II: First day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge during the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines protecting Henderson Field are attacked by Imperial Japanese Army troops.
- 1942 — World War II: RMS Laconia, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian POWs is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks with a heavy loss of life.
- 1942 — World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
- 1942 — World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.
- 1942 — The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
- 1942 — The Holocaust in Poland: At the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently move from Konstantynów to Biała Podlaska.
- 1942 — The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Dunaivtsi, Ukraine, Nazis murder 2,588 Jews.
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About this night
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FAQ
- What old time radio shows aired on Thursday, September 17, 1942?
- Goldie lists 1 episode for Thursday, September 17, 1942, including The Adventures of Superman. Open any title to stream free, or play the whole evening in order.
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- 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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