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Fuller, John.  "Sept. 24, 1954: NBC\u0027s \u0027Tonight Show\u0027 Debuts"  29 August 2007.  HowStuffWorks.com. <http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/tonight-show.htm>  10 February 2012.
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