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1949-01-02-676FirstShowForCbs.mp3

The Jack Benny Program, Episode 676

First Show for CBS

Sunday, January 2, 1949 · 30:00

The Jack Benny Program, Episode 676

First Show for CBS

Sunday, January 2, 1949 · 30:00

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That night in history

Headlines

  • 1949 — Luis Muñoz Marín is inaugurated as the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
  • 1949 — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established.
  • 1949 — United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
  • 1949 — In his State of the Union address, United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program.

On the air that night›

  1. Our Miss BrooksOld Clothes for PartyEpisode 22
  2. Quiet, PleaseThe Time of the Big SnowEpisode 81
  3. The Jack Benny ProgramFirst Show for CBSCurrently listeningEpisode 676
  4. The ShadowDeath and the Crown of OdalphEpisode 467
  5. WhistlerMan on the RoofEpisode 343