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1952-04-27-806BendInTheRiver.mp3

The Jack Benny Program, Episode 806

Bend in the River

Sunday, April 27, 1952 · 29:30

The Jack Benny Program, Episode 806

Bend in the River

Sunday, April 27, 1952 · 29:30

Fifties Fade

When TV took the living room (1950 and after).

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That night in history

Headlines

  • 1952 — Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO in order to campaign in the 1952 United States presidential election.
  • 1952 — The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.
  • 1952 — The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of the Allies of World War II.
  • 1952 — Pan Am Flight 202 crashes into the Amazon basin near Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil, killing 50 people.

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  1. The Jack Benny ProgramBend in the RiverCurrently listeningEpisode 806
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