Welcome to the History Tricks, where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

Hello and welcome to the show.

Today, October 15th is I Love Lucy Day.

So, as a way of celebrating a holiday that we can truly get behind, we are giving you two

shows from the archives.

All of our coverage from years past of Lucille Ball, her childhood, her early career, her

faithful meeting of Desiarnes, and the powerhouse entertainment empire she created.

Support yourself with glass of vitamin E.

of Edgman, tuck some fancy chocolates into your shirt and settle into your own twin-size

bed.

It's time to celebrate I Love Lucy Day with this super-sized episode.

And now, on with the show.

And here's your 30-second summary.

She was a rebel as a brunette, broken to Hollywood as a platinum blonde, but it was with a head

of tango red hair and decades of hard work that she became one of the most powerful women

in show business, and a piece of America's heart.

The End.

Let's talk about Lucille Ball.

But first, let's drop her into history.

In 1951, the UN headquarters in New York opened.

It was the third year of the Emmy Awards.

Jay Edgar Hoover declined the position of baseball commissioner.

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