On This Day February 3 1980 - Bob Hope’s Overseas Christmas Tours Aired on NBC

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On This Day February 3 1980 - Bob Hope’s Overseas Christmas Tours Aired on NBC.

On this day February 3 1980, Bob Hope’s Overseas Christmas Tours aired on NBC, bringing his long running holiday tradition to a national television audience. The special featured Hope entertaining U.S. troops stationed overseas, blending comedy music and gratitude into a program that had become a yearly ritual for both service members and viewers at home.

The broadcast reflected a decades long connection between entertainment and morale, especially during the early years of the 1980s. Bob...
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