Old Radio

On this day in 1908, Bill Johnstone was born.

On this day in 1950, Night Beat debuts on NBC.

 The following are estimated to be among the heaviest Presidents of the United States: William Howard Taft (1909-1913) - estimated weight of 340 pounds - Cause of death: heart failure and pneumonia. Grover Cleveland (1885-1889 and 1893-1897) - estimated weight of 250 pounds - Cause of death: heart attack. Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) - estimated weight of 225 pounds - Cause of death: embolism. James K. Polk (1845-1849) - estimated weight of 210 pounds - Cause of death: cholera. Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) - estimated weight of 210 pounds - Cause of death: heart attack . Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) - estimated weight of 200 pounds - Cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage. Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) - estimated weight of 200 pounds - Cause of death: throat cancer . Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) - estimated weight of 200 pounds - Cause of death: stroke. Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) - estimated weight of 200 pounds - Cause of death: heart attack . Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) - esti

On this day in 1933, The Lone Ranger made its radio debut!

On this day in 1933, The Lone Ranger debuts on Detroit radio.

On this day in 1880, W. C. Fields was born.

On this day in 1907, Dan Duryea was born.