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On This Day in Boomer History: January 28
| 1951: | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 1953: | J. Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins NBC's "Today Show" |
| 1957: | "Tonight! America After Dark" premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen and Jack Paar) |
| 1961: | Republic of Rwanda proclaimed |
| 1962: | Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia and survives |
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| Top Ten Items |
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| 1. First pocket-sized transistor radio in the Home Entertainment gallery |
| 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey in the Art, Literature & Architecture gallery |
| 3. 1953 Studebaker Commander in the Classic Cars gallery |
| 4. Woody Woodpecker in the Cartoons, Comics & Animation gallery |
| 5. Drafting tables in the Workplace & School gallery |
| 6. Metal ice cube trays with levers in the Household Items gallery |
| 7. Fuzzy toilet seat & tank covers in the Household Items gallery |
| 8. 1960 Ford Falcon in the Classic Cars gallery |
| 9. Quadraphonic LPs in the Home Entertainment gallery |
| 10. $3,000 or less for a family car in the Classic Cars gallery |
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