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The most prolific and well travelled entertainer of the 20th century, Bob Hope, appears on What's My Line as the mystery challenger on December 12, 1954.
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Added: 12th July 2008
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Renowned band leader Glenn Miller's disappearance in 1944 has led to some interesting speculation. On December 15, 1944, Miller, a major in the U.S. Army, and two other military personnel departed from an RAF base in England in a small aircraft bound for Paris. Miller was scheduled to meet with his band and begin a concert tour for U.S troops in recently liberated areas of France. Miller's airplane never arrived. No wreckage nor any bodies were ever found. The prevailing wisdom is that bad weather over the English Channel caused the plane to crash into the sea killing all aboard. Two other possibilities have emerged: That same day a squadron of bombers destined for Germany had their mission aborted because of the inclement weather. Unable to return with their payload of explosives, the squadron was ordered to jettison their bombs into the English Channel. Years later one aviator claimed some of the discarded bombs accidentally caused a small aircraft flying below the squadron--which could have been Miller's--to crash into the sea. A more lurid tale claims Miller landed safely in France but died of a heart attack in a Parisian brothel. According to this yarn, Miller's seedy death was covered up by the military for propaganda reasons. This latter rumor circulated during the war and was given new life when the German tabloid Bild reprinted the brothel tale in 1997. Miller biographers consider that story to be sheer nonsense. They rightly ask, 'What became of Flight Officer John Morgan and Lt. Col. Norman F. Baessell (the other two men aboard Miller's plane) who also vanished?'
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Added: 14th July 2008
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The NBC 60-minute mystery show Mrs. Columbo lasted less than one year. It premiered on February 26, 1979 and last aired on December 6, 1979. It has a special place in TV history for having four different titles! It went from Mrs. Columbo to Kate Columbo to Kate The Detective and finally Kate Loves A Mystery. The premise was that Kate (played by Kate Mulgrew) was supposed to be the wife of Peter Falk's famed Columbo character. In his show, his wife was never seen. In Kate's show, he was never seen. Regardless of the premise or the title changes, the show failed to attract a following. Maybe a better title might have been 'Viewers Hate Kate.'
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Added: 9th April 2009
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This famous photo of a defiant and angry-looking Winston Churchill was taken in Ottawa in December 1941 by famed Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh. According to Karsh, Churchill was in a foul mood because the photographer had yanked a cigar from the great man's mouth moments before the picture was taken!
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Added: 12th August 2008
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On December 26, 1908, in Sydney, Australia, Jack Johnson became the first black fighter to win the world heavyweight title. He defeated Canada's Tommy Burns, the reigning champ, in 14 rounds. The clip ends just before the police intervened to halt the one-sided contest. They also shut off the movie cameras to ensure Burns' moment of defeat wouldn't be preserved on film.
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Added: 12th September 2008
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Comedienne Martha Raye appears as a mystery challenger on this episode of What's My Line from December 11, 1955.
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Added: 12th September 2008
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December 12, 1965 was a pretty good day for rookie Chicago Bears runningback Gale Sayers. He scored six touchdowns!
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Added: 21st August 2008
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The December 1972 edition of The Ring magazine featured quite the cover: Muhammad Ali boasting that he will bring peace to the world! (I think he failed on that prediction.)
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Added: 16th September 2008
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Legendary entertainer Sophie Tucker was the mystery challenger on What's My Line on December 15, 1957. (Listen for Dorothy Kilgallen's unintentionally funny question. It's a WML classic!)
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Added: 23rd September 2008
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Recently crowned world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson was a mystery challenger on the December 16, 1956 episode of What's My Line. On November 30 Patterson had won the title (vacated by the retirement of Rocky Marciano) by knocking out Archie Moore in eight rounds.
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Added: 22nd October 2008
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