January 23, 1942 – News From Batavia – Word From Moscow – Pessimism From London.
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Category: World War 2
January 6, 1945-State Of The Union In Wartime – President Roosevelt Addresses Congress And The Nation
This January 6th we were still in the midst of a World War. The optimism which followed the Allied invasion of Europe in the Summer of 1944 was interrupted by a surprise German counterattack in Belgium and Luxembourg just before Christmas. It threatened to cut the allied advance in half.
Holiday Spirit In Post-War Europe – 1948 – Past Daily Holiday Gallimaufry
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December 12, 1939 – The League of Nations And The View From Helsinki.
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December 9, 1941 – Fears, False Alarms, Rumor Of Invasion.
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Claude Hopkins -Dorothy Donegan – Stuff Smith – On The Air – 1944 – Past Daily Downbeat
Claude Hopkins – Dorothy Donegan – Stuff Smith Trio – Jubilee Program – October 16, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – We got bills – we got pressure – we got patrons: Become a Patron! Back over to some Big Band of the 1940s this week. This one from
November 27, 1938 – “With All This Peace, Let’s Gear Up For War” – France And Striking Unions
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October 9, 1941 – The Eastern Front, The Trouble With Turkey And No Exemptions For The Oxford Group.
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Louis Armstrong, Theresa Harris, Red Callender, Sonny Woods – On The Air – 1943 – Past Daily Downbeat
Jubilee – Armed Forces Radio – May 24, 1943 – Louis Armstrong, Theresa Harris, Red Callender, Sonny Woods – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Jumping into some wartime Big Band this weekend with a broadcast via Armed Forces Radio of the legendary Jubilee program from 1943. This one featuring the
September 27, 1938 – “Because Of A Quarrel In A Faraway Country, Between People Of Whom We Know Nothing” – Neville Chamberlain
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