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Radio Calendar
Friday, June 2, 1961
1 episode on the air
This week in history
Week of 05/28–06/03/1961
- 1961 — Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces, before a special joint session of the U.S. Congress, that the United States "should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."
- 1961 — Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International.
- 1961 — The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
- 1961 — Viasa Flight 897 crashes after takeoff from Lisbon Airport, killing 61.
- 1961 — Cold War: In the Vienna summit, the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev sparks the Berlin Crisis by threatening to sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany and ending American, British and French access to East Berlin.
- 1961 — The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history.
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About this night
On Friday, June 2, 1961, Goldie’s Radio Calendar lists 1 playable old time radio episode that share this broadcast date. Highlights include Ranger Bill. 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 Friday, June 2, 1961?
- Goldie lists 1 episode for Friday, June 2, 1961, including Ranger Bill. 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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