The Writer's Almanac - Sunday, August 5, 2018 - a podcast by Prairie Home Productions

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The New York Daily News debuted the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie" on this day in 1924. It ran for 86 years and inspired a radio show, a Broadway musical, film adaptations, mass-marketed books, and merchandise including everything from lunchboxes to curly wigs.