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Twilight Zone: The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street

The Twilight ZoneThe 22nd episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Claude Akins and Barry Atwater star in an episode written by Serling that is generally regarded as one of the high points of the entire series.

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Births Matters of Life & Death

Chris Barrie, Red Dwarf actor, born

Chris Barrie as RimmerFuture Red Dwarf cast member Chris Barrie is born in West Germany to British parents. Developing a knack for vocal impersonations at an early age, Barrie aims for a comedy career after dropping out of college and quickly becomes a frequent guest actor on television (The Young Ones, Blackadder). He also provides vocal impersonations and spoken word soundbytes on songs by Art of Noise and Frankie Goes To Hollywood. After appearing in a radio sketch called “Dave Hollins, Space Cadet” written by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor, he lands the role of Arnold Rimmer in Red Dwarf – a science fiction sitcom created by Grant & Naylor, whose inspiration can be traced back to that radio sketch.

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Science & Technology Uncrewed Spaceflight Weather & Climate

TIROS-1

Tiros-1The very first weather satellite, TIROS-1, is launched by the United States. Built under contract by RCA, the nearly-300-pound satellite’s black & white cameras offer the first view of Earth’s cloud systems and weather patterns from orbit. Tiros-1 remains operational for just 78 days, but proves the viability of relying on satellites for weather observation and forceasting.

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Twilight Zone: Execution

The Twilight ZoneThe 26th episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Albert Salmi and Russell Johnson (Gilligan’s Island) star in an episode scripted by Serling from a story by George Clayton Johnson (Logan’s Run).

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