- The Jack Benny ProgramJack Returns After Illness
- Cavalcade of AmericaThe Lengthening Shadow
- Lux Radio TheatreOnce upon a Honeymoon
- The Lone RangerBranded for Murder
- Fibber McGee and MollyIndian Fighter Uncle Sycamore on Radio
- Lights OutArcher (Ancestor)
- SuspenseFear Paints a Picture
- The Lone RangerThe Masked Killer
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- The Lone RangerStage to Sutter's Mill
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Radio Calendar
Friday, April 16, 1943
1 episode on the air
This week in history
Week of 04/11–04/17/1943
- 1943 — The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson's birth.
- 1943 — World War II: The discovery of mass graves of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre is announced, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile in London and the Soviet Union, which denies responsibility.
- 1943 — Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19.
- 1943 — World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, after German troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto to round up the remaining Jews.
- 1943 — World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.
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About this night
On Friday, April 16, 1943, Goldie’s Radio Calendar lists 1 playable old time radio episode that shares this broadcast date. Highlights include The Lone Ranger. Jump week to week, read “this week in history,” and play that episode free in your browser — sponsor breaks included.
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FAQ
- What old time radio shows aired on Friday, April 16, 1943?
- Goldie lists 1 episode for Friday, April 16, 1943, including The Lone Ranger. Open the title to stream free.
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