January 2, 1945 – Back And Forth In Belgium
– January 2, 1945 – News Of The World – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 2, 1945 – Two days into the new year and word from Belgium was one of advancing, pulling back and advancing again.…
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Tag 1945
New Years In Wartime – January 1, 1945
Become a Patron! New Years Day in 1945 was pretty much “business as usual” during World War 2. Although the Allies were making substantial gains in their drive into Germany. The infamous Battle Of The Bulge that went on just…
September 27, 1944 – The Drive East And The Death Of Aimee Semple McPherson
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”4900″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 27, 1944 – NBC – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] – News for September 27, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this September 27th in 1944…
Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra – Live At Club Morocco, Hollywood – 1945 – Past Daily Downbeat
Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra, live at Club Morocco on Vine Street, between Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards in Hollywood from around October of 1945. Boyd Raeburn was one of those band leaders, like Stan Kenton, Claude Thornhill and Dizzy Gillespie,…
VJ Day – August 14, 1945
Click on the link here for audio player: VJ Day – Aug. 14, 1945 A very busy day in history, August 14th. In 1935 there was the signing of the Social Security Act and in 1945 it was the end…
Not Like Any Other Day – August 6, 1945
Even though the most horrific event of the 20th Century had taken place many hours earlier, no word of it having taken place was mentioned. August 6th, 1945 was seemingly just another day in World War 2 as far as…
Roy Harris Conducts Roy Harris – 1946 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
1.Fantasy – American Broadcasting Co. Symphony – Roy Harris, cond. 2. Folk Rhythms Of Today – American Broadcasting Co. Symphony – Roy Harris, Cond. I posted both of these pieces a few years ago via my now-defunct Newstalgia site. Since…
July 3, 1945 – Walking Through The Ghost City
While the war in the Pacific continued, news of the Allies marking an official entry into Berlin provided a reminder that all would be over soon. News on this July 3rd in 1945 was highlighted by an extended report of…