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1942-11-22-457GeorgeWashingtonSleptHerePremiere.mp3

The Jack Benny Program, Episode 457

George Washington Slept Here Premiere

Sunday, November 22, 1942 · 29:00

The Jack Benny Program, Episode 457

George Washington Slept Here Premiere

Sunday, November 22, 1942 · 29:00

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That night in history

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  • 1942 — World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: General Friedrich Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th Army is surrounded.
  • 1942 — The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943).
  • 1942 — Mutesa II is crowned the 35th and last Kabaka (king) of Buganda, prior to the restoration of the kingdom in 1993.
  • 1942 — World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor.

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  1. The Jack Benny ProgramGeorge Washington Slept Here PremiereCurrently listeningEpisode 457
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  3. WhistlerThe Other WomanEpisode 28