Norman Vincent Peale

Peale, who served as the pastor of Marble Collegiate Church, New York, from 1932 until 1984, was best known as the author of the best-selling

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Sports on TV in The Fifties

Although the history of sports on U.S. television is synonymous with the history of network television, in the early days of television, local sports broadcasts predominated over

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Post-war Politics

The Democrat Party controlled national politics from 1932 through 1952. This was based largely on the personality of one man – Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR),

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College Football on TV during the Fifties

The first televised college football game occurred during the “experimental” era of television’s broadcasting history, when a game between Fordham University and Waynesburg College was

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Boxing on TV in the Fifties

Boxing is divided by weight class. Historically, the most popular in term of fan interest was the heavyweight class. Then came middleweight. Rocky Marciano was

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