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· President: Franklin D.
Roosevelt
· Population:
129,824,829
· Unemployment:
14.3%
· Cost of a first class stamp:
$0.03
Headlines
· Italy withdraws from League of
Nations
.
· The
dirigible "Hindenburg" explodes at
Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 (May 6).
The Hindenburg Tragedy
· Amelia Earhart
and co-pilot Fred Noonan vanish over the Pacific Ocean on their
Round-the-World Flight.
· Japan invades China, conquers most of
coastal area.
Oscars:
· Outstanding Production:
"The Great Ziegfeld"
· Best
Actor: Paul Muni, "The Story of Louis Pasteur"
· Best
Actress: Luise Rainer, "The Great Ziegfeld"
World Series:
· NY Yankees d. NY Giants
(4-1)
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What's New In Radio
· Edgar
Bergen
and his puppet Charlie McCarthy make their radio debut
on NBC.
· The Shadow (who knew what evil lay in the
hearts of men!)
·
Grand
Central Station
· The Guiding
Light
· Let's
Pretend
· Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons
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Listening to the Radio in
1937
Top 10 Radio
Shows in 1937
(Hooper Ratings*)
1. Chase & Sanborn
Hour
(Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy)
2. Jell-O Program (
Jack Benny
)
3. Burns & Allen Show
4. Lux Radio Theater
5. Lifebuoy Program (Al Jolson)
6. Kraft Music Hall (Bing Crosby)
7. Major Bowes Amateur Hour
8. Royal Gelatin Hour (Rudy Vallee)
9. Town Hall Tonight (Fred Allen)
10.
Amos 'n' Andy
(*The
Hooper Ratings
Service rated radio program popularity from 1936
through 1949)
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Top ten show information from DG-125 Computer
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