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1949-03-06-685ADayAtTheRaces.mp3

The Jack Benny Program, Episode 685

A Day at the Races

Sunday, March 6, 1949 · 29:30

The Jack Benny Program, Episode 685

A Day at the Races

Sunday, March 6, 1949 · 29:30

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That night in history

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  • 1949 — President of France Vincent Auriol and ex-Vietnamese emperor Bảo Đại sign the Élysée Accords, giving Vietnam greater independence from France and creating the State of Vietnam to oppose Viet Minh-led Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

On the air that night›

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  2. Our Miss BrooksThe Hair-DoEpisode 31
  3. Quiet, PleaseThe Man Who Knew EverythingEpisode 90
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