On this day… October 9th

1943 – “Land of the Lost” debuted on ABC radio.
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1946 – “The Iceman Cometh” opened in New York City, .
1947 – The Broadway show, “High Button Shoes”, opened.

1975 – Anmdrei Sakharov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Soviet scientist is known as the “father of the hydrogen bomb.”