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3506 One Against Seven: Eddie Rickenbacker Proves Himself (Again) 19:15

2d ago19:15

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By the time of America's entry into WWI in April 1917, Eddie Rickenbacker was already famous. Always obsessed with engines, he had become a mechanic to Lee Frayer in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup at the age of only 15. In 1910 he became a race-car driver himself, racing in the Indianapolis 500 in 1911. Dur: 20mins File: .mp3…

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BW - EP150—012: Easter Sunday 1944—Duke Ellington At The Hurricane Night Club On Mutual 13:47

5d ago13:47

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At 11:15PM over Mutual’s WOR in New York, Duke Ellington was on the air with music from The famous Hurricane Nightclub on 49th street and broadway in New York City.The next day, The British Royal Air Force dropped a record thirty-six hundred tons of bombs in a single raid on Germany, France and Belgium.On Tuesday April 11th, the Soviets took more n…

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Deconstructing Candace Owens’ Breakfast Club Interview - Fact Check Part 1 2:26:00

20d ago2:26:00

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Deconstructing Candace Owens’ Breakfast Club Interview - Fact Check Part 1 - TheAHNShow with Historian, Michael Imhotep 3-24-24 (The Black Family, Great Society Programs of Pres. Johnson and Welfare) Historian, Michael Imhotep, host of 'The African History Network Show' and founder of The African History Network, will discuss part of Black Conserva…

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BW - EP150—011: Easter Sunday 1944—Bob Crosby And The Thin Man 40:29

6d ago40:29

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At 10:30PM eastern time on NBC’s WEAF, The Bob Crosby Show took to the air in New York with the just-heard Les Tremayne as co-host and Shirley Mitchell as the special guest. This episode’s rating was 13.8. Earlier this evening, Shirley Mitchell played Leila Ransom on NBC’s The Great Gildersleeve.Opposite The Bob Crosby Show, The Adventures of The T…

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BW - EP150—010: Easter Sunday 1944—Fred Allen Solves A Mystery & Takes Time Off For Hypertension 36:39

7d ago36:39

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In the Spring of 1944, Fred Allen was finishing up his fourth season as host of The Texaco Star Theater on CBS. He’d been on the air for over a decade, but it was while he was hosting Texaco on December 6th, 1942 that Fred debuted Allen’s Alley.Allen used to read the newspaper column of O.O. McIntyre, called “Thoughts While Strolling.” McIntyre wro…

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BW - EP150—009: Easter Sunday 1944—Edgar Bergen And Charlie McCarthy 42:26

9d ago42:26

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Edgar Bergen first came to the attention of American audiences on Rudy Vallée’s NBC Royal Gelatin Hour on December 17th, 1936. How could ventriloquism work on radio? Perhaps Rudy Vallée himself put it best the night Bergen debuted.Five months later NBC gave Bergen his own show on Sundays at 8PM. He was an instant smash hit. Don Ameche worked with B…

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BW - EP150—008: Easter Sunday 1944—Jack Benny's Only Pall Mall Show & The Mysterious Traveler Rides 51:55

11d ago51:55

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At 7PM eastern time over Mutual Broadcasting’s flagship WOR, The Mysterious Traveler went on the air. Written and directed by Robert Arthur and David Kogan, The Mysterious Traveler debuted on Mutual December 5th, 1943. Maurice Tarplin played the title role with a good-natured malevolence. The traveler mostly narrated from an omniscient perch. He ro…

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BW - EP150—007: Easter Sunday 1944—The Great Gildersleeve Runs For Mayor 34:00

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When we were last with Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve in episode 149 of Breaking Walls he was gearing up for his local mayoral campaign, while simultaneously struggling to break away from his ex-fiancé Leila Ransom, voiced by the just-heart Shirley Mitchell. On Easter Sunday, Gildy’s mayoral campaign for Summerfield officially began, and he went to c…

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BW - EP150—006: Easter Sunday 1944—The Catholic Hour and The Radio Hall of Fame 19:09

14d ago19:09

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At 6PM over NBC’s WEAF, The Catholic Hour took to the air with an address from Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen.Fulton John Sheen was born on May 8th, 1895 in El Paso, Illinois. He was ordained a priest in 1919, quickly becoming a renowned theologian. He won the Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy in 1923 and went on to teach theology and …

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BW - EP150—005: Easter Sunday 1944—The Shadow 32:53

15d ago32:53

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Between 4PM and 5:30 eastern war time, NBC broadcast Easter services from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, as well as the NBC symphony with Arturo Toscanini. CBS broadcast Orchestra music and The Family Hour. The Blue Network aired Music and the Mary Small Revue. Mutual Broadcasting’s flagship WOR aired Abe Lincoln’s Story and Green Valley, U.…

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BW - EP150—004: Easter Sunday 1944—Bulldog Drummond 30:22

16d ago30:22

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At 3:30PM over Mutual’s WOR in New York, Bulldog Drummond took to the air. It was directed by the just-heard Himan Brown. It starred Santos Ortega, known as Sandy to his friends. Jackson Beck was the announcer.Bulldog Drummond was a British inspector popularized in the Paramount detective films of the 1930s. It was first broadcast April 13th, 1941.…

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3505 A Ruse Gone Wrong: The Battle of the Milvian Bridge 33:15

16d ago33:15

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In late October AD 312, the fate of the future of the Roman world was decided near the Pons Milvius, the Milvian Bridge (the modern Ponte Milvio, Italy), crossing the River Tiber some 5 kilometres north of Rome on the via Flaminia. The battle was the culmination of the war between rival Roman emperors, Maxentius and Constantine, to see who would do…

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BW - EP150—003: Easter Sunday 1944—The Life Of Riley With William Bendix 36:58

18d ago36:58

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The man you just heard was radio legend Hans Conreid, known as one of the most versatile actors of the 20th century. He could adroitly handle comedy, variety, or serious drama while speaking any dialect convincingly.On April 9th 1944 at 3PM eastern time over WJZ and at 12PM pacific time on KECA, Conreid was busy playing Uncle Baxter on The Life of …

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BW - EP150—002: Easter Sunday 1944—Ceiling Unlimited With Joseph Cotten 31:42

20d ago31:42

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Between 12 and 2PM, news, religious, and war programming filled the radio dial. Standouts included the Salt Lake City Tabernacle Choir and Organ at noon on CBS, Soldiers of the Press at 12:30 on Mutual, and The Chicago Roundtable at 1:30 on NBC. Ceiling Unlimited began as a series of informative dramas by Orson Welles in November 1942. It was spons…

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BW - EP150—001: Easter Sunday 1944—Cracks In the Nazi Foundation and Invitation To Learning 15:37

22d ago15:37

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Saturday April 8th, 1944. New York City. It’s a rainy day before Easter and World War II news is dominating consciousness. There are cracks in Germany’s foundation. On Tuesday April 4th, allied surveillance aircrafts photographed the Auschwitz concentration camp. Knowing this, the Nazis will spend the next four months using the gas chambers and inc…

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3504 Multiple firsts at the First Battle of Ypres, 1914 17:06

30d ago17:06

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The First Battle of Ypres came at the end of the strategic 'race to the sea' which occurred following the First Battle of the Marne in September 1914, when allied forces halted the initial Axis advance made since the outbreak of the war. Before winter set in, several offensives were launched by both sides to try and outflank the other’s northern fl…

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BW - EP149: March 1944 With The Great Gildersleeve 3:18:14

1M ago3:18:14

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In Breaking Walls episode 149 we’ll spend March of 1944 with Hal Peary and The Great Gildersleeve.——————————Highlights:• The Men And Women On The Front Lines of War War II in March 1944• Hal Peary and the Birth of Gildersleeve on Fibber McGee and Molly• The First Ever Sitcom Spin Off and The Great Gildersleeve Premieres• Registering To Vote• Mid Ma…

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BW - EP149—006: March 1944 With The Great Gildersleeve—A Night In A Foxhole 19:55

1M ago19:55

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On Sunday, March 19th, 1944 Germany forcefully occupied Hungary to prevent the country from making a separate peace agreement with the Soviet Union. Within two days, German authorities forced all Jewish businesses to close, sending hundreds to internment camps. On March 20th, The Battle of Sangshak began in Manipur, India, while U.S. Marines landed…

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Class Preview: Ancient Kemet (Egypt), Moors, Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Michael 2:00:00

1M ago2:00:00

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Class Preview: Ancient Kemet (Egypt), Moors, Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, with Historian Michael Imhotep 3-9-24 (Next Class Sat. 3-9-24, 2pm EST REGISTER NOW and join us at 'The African History Network Online School) REGISTER NOW: Next Classes are Sat. March 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th 2024, 2pm EST, ‘Ancient Kemet (Egypt), The Moors & The Maafa: Underst…

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BW - EP149—005: March 1944 With The Great Gildersleeve—The Campaign Photo, 03/26/1944 31:19

1M ago31:19

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By Sunday March 26th, 1944, with Easter only two weeks away, Gildy had decided to run for mayor. Naturally, he needed a good campaign photo to go with it. By this time, Peary had become a film star, starring as Gildersleeve in both shorts and feature-length films.Av James Scully

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What happened to Millions of Black Egyptians Nile Valley after Arab Invasions? 12:00

1M ago12:00

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What happened to Millions of Black Egyptians in the Nile Valley when the Arabs invaded in the 7th Century AD??? Prof. James Small, Michael Imhotep on 'The African History Network Show' African American Atlanta Business Man, Dexter Caffey, finds out he is a descendant of Pharaoh Ramses III, from 4,000 yrs ago! REGISTER NOW: Next Class Starts Sat., M…

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BW - EP149—004: March 1944 With The Great Gildersleeve—Gildy Wants To Run For Mayor 35:27

1M ago35:27

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As the first day of Spring approached, Gildersleeve contemplated running for Mayor of Summerfield on March 19th. Shirley Mitchell voiced Leila Ransom. Ken Carpenter, by then a famous announcer, was the Kraft spokesperson.Av James Scully

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BW - EP149—003: March 1944 With The Great Gildersleeve—Mid-March News With NBC's War Telescope 15:40

1M ago15:40

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On Wednesday March 15th, 1944 during battle, the allies dropped nearly one-thousand tons of bombs and two hundred thousand rounds of artillery on the Monte Cassino Monastery, while trying to storm the building. They were unable to dislodge the Germans. The allies were having more success sinking submarines. Over the next forty-eight hours Allied fo…

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3503 The Luck of Li Guang: A Cavalryman’s Charge Through the Han-Xiongnu War 28:39

1M ago28:39

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This episode was written by Scott Forbes Crawford. An author based in Asia, he writes about ancient and medieval history in novels and nonfiction alike. A newly published history book, The Han-Xiongnu War, 133 BC – 89 AD, explores a decisive conflict between China and a nomadic steppe empire through the lives of fifteen historical figures, includin…

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BW - EP149—002: March 1944 with The Great Gildersleeve—Registering To Vote 33:16

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By December of 1941 The Great Gildersleeve was such a hit that Kraft ordered thirteen weeks of repeats for eight more west-coast NBC stations to air Thursdays at 6:30PM beginning in January. The program would now air on sixty total NBC stations. Summerfield was a pleasant slice of rural Americana. Most of the action took place in an eight-block are…

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BW - EP149—001: March 1944 with The Great Gildersleeve—The First Ever Comedy Sitcom Spin Off 52:32

2M ago52:32

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Hal Peary was born Harrold José de Faria to Portuguese parents on July 25th, 1908. He was fourteen when, in January of 1923, he made his radio debut on KZM in Oakland. By the late 1920s he was working for NBC in San Francisco. Migrating to Chicago in 1937, he soon became one of radio’s insiders, gaining a reputation as a top utility man.In 1937 he …

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Reparations: Updates on Local Reparations Movements across the Country - Robin R 2:24:00

2M ago2:24:00

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Reparations: Updates on Local Reparations Movements across the Country & New ‘Reparations Anthem’ - Robin Rue Simmons Exec. Director of First Repair discusses, 'Updates on The Local Reparations Movements across the Country & Their new ‘Reparations Anthem’ on ‘The African History Network Show’, with Michael Imhotep 2-26-24 Robin Rue Simmons is the F…

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BW - EP148: February 1944 With Bob Hope 5:04:29

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In Breaking Walls episode 148 we spend February of 1944 with America’s top comedian, Bob Hope, as he whisks himself around the country, entertaining troops and broadcasting to the masses.——————————Highlights:• Leslie Townes Hope’s Rise to Stardom• Broadway and Early Radio Shows• The Big Broadcast of 1938• The Pepsodent Program• Early February 1944 …

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BW - EP148—012: February 1944 With Bob Hope—Looking Ahead to The Great Gildersleeve 5:11

2M ago5:11

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Well, that brings our look at Bob Hope’s career in February of 1944 to a close. We’ll be staying in 1944 the remainder of the year and next month we’ll spend March 1944 with a program considered to be the first spin-off in sitcom history.Next time on Breaking Walls we spotlight Hal Peary and The Great Gildersleeve, which between February and March …

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BW - EP148—011: February 1944 With Bob Hope—Hope Gets Sick, Is Honored By Academy Awards 30:14

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On February 29th, 1944 Bob Hope was supposed to be in Mobile, Alabama for the first leg of a tour. He was unfortunately grounded by a cold. Instead, he broadcast his portion of the show from Hollywood, while the cast broadcast from Mobile. Once able to travel, Hope met his crew in transit, but not before being given a special award for his many ser…

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BW - EP148—010: February 1944 With Bob Hope—World War II News As We Leave February 14:57

2M ago14:57

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On Friday February 25th, 1944 "Big Week," the allies six-day strategic bombing campaign against the Third Reich ended with a successful bombing of German cities Rostock and Augsburg, as well as several Dutch cities near the German border. Unfortunately, many civilians were killed or left homeless. The Germans also lost more than three-hundred-fifty…

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BW - EP148—009: February 1944 With Bob Hope—The Bob Hope Show with Guest Carole Landis 2/22/1944 31:08

2M ago31:08

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On Tuesday February 22nd, 1944 The Bob Hope Show took to the air with a special broadcast for the Coast Guard. The guest was Carole Landis.Hope’s radio cast from this era is his most famous. Along with Jerry Colona and songstress Frances Langford, the squeaky, man-crazed Vera Vague, voiced by Barbara Jo Allen was tremendous. Blanche Stewart and Elv…

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BW - EP148—008: February 1944 With Bob Hope—The Bob Hope Show With Guest Bing Crosby 2/15/1944 29:38

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On February 15th, 1944 Bob Hope broadcast his program from Santa Ana’s Classification Center. His guest of honor was none other than good friend Bing Crosby.In February of 1944 Frances Langford was twenty-eight years old. She grew up in Florida, and originally trained as an opera singer. A tonsillectomy changed her range and she instead shifted her…

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BW - EP148—007: February 1944 With Bob Hope—Mid February World War II News 15:29

2M ago15:29

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The week of February 13th, 1944 began with the Allies raiding Hong Kong and giving supplies to French resistance fighters. The next day a British submarine sank a German u-boat in a rare Pacific theater battle involving Germans. On Tuesday the 15th, the Soviets began their first offensive in the Battle of Narva while a Japanese cruiser was torpedoe…

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BW - EP148—006: February 1944 With Bob Hope—Command Performance with Frank Sinatra & Judy Garland 33:02

2M ago33:02

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On Saturday February 12th, 1944, Ken Carpenter was announcer for a Command Performance guest-starring Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, and Judy Garland. Hope had just co-hosted, with Bing Crosby, a pro-amateur golf charity event.Bob Hope did his first remote broadcast from March Field on May 6th, 1941. Initially reluctant to leave the studio, the roar of l…

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3502 William Johnstone - Part 2 18:29

2M ago18:29

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During the Baltic campaign of the Crimean War, in August 1854, Lieutenant John Bythesea together with Stoker William Johnstone of Her Majesty's ship HMS Arrogant performed an audacious act of bravery. This would lead to both men being awarded the Victoria Cross, among the first gazetted and earliest actions so awarded. Despite this, tragedy would s…

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BW - EP148—005: February 1944 With Bob Hope—Red Skelton, Words at War, & the 4th War Bond Drive 21:31

2M ago21:31

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After Bob Hope’s program signed off at 10:30PM eastern war time, The Red Skelton Show signed on. It debuted on Tuesday October 7th, 1941. By February of 1944 it was pulling a rating of 29.9. Ozzie and Harriet Nelson were heavily featured.Skelton was so supercharged that he couldn’t do a pre-show warm up. It left his audience exhausted and practical…

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BW - EP148—004: February 1944 With Bob Hope—The Bob Hope Show With Guest Ginger Rogers 2/8/1944 31:22

2M ago31:22

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On Tuesday February 8th, 1944 at 10 PM eastern time over WEAF, and at 7PM pacific time over KFI, Bob Hope’s Pepsodent Program signed on live, coast-to-coast from Oceanside, California. The guest was Ginger Rogers, the program features a salute to her new film, Lady In The Dark. It was radio’s top show, pulling a rating that month of 36.2. Nearly tw…

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BW - EP148—003: February 1944 With Bob Hope—NBC Dominates Tuesday Ratings 34:50

3M ago34:50

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If you’d have tuned your radio to NBC’s New York flagship, WEAF, at 7:30 PM on Tuesday February 8th, 1944 you’d have heard Ronald Coleman host the Autolite Sponsored, Everything For the Boys. The guest star was Greer Garson.NBC owned the ratings on Tuesdays with six of the top seven shows. Opposite of Everything For The Boys, CBS ran a concert, WOR…

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BW - EP148—002: February 1944 With Bob Hope—Early February World War II News 16:57

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As February 1944 got underway the Soviet Leningrad Front was fighting a heavy ground war against the German eighteenth army in Estonia. The battle would last the entire month with the Soviet’s eventually winning. French Resistance unified under the French Forces of the Interior.The Germans won the Battle of Cisterna in Italy against the Allied army…

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BW - EP148—001: February 1944 With Bob Hope—Hope's Rise To Top Star 34:51

3M ago34:51

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He was born Leslie Townes Hope on May 29th, 1903 in Eltham, England. The fifth of seven sons, his parents were William Henry Hope, a stonemason from Somerset, and Welsh mother Avis, a light opera singer who later worked as a cleaner. The family eventually moved to Bristol for a time before emigrating to the U.S. aboard the SS Philadelphia, passing …

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BW - EP147: The Launch Of The CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974) 4:16:32

3M ago4:16:32

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In Breaking Walls episode 147 we go into the studio with Himan Brown for the CBS radio drama relaunch in 1974.——————————Highlights:• First a January 1974 World News Roundup• Himan Brown’s Big Idea to Relaunch Radio Drama on CBS in 1974• Tuning Into January 8, 1974’s Episode of The CBS Radio Mystery Theater• Mason Adams in I Warn You Three Times• Ja…

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3501 William Johnstone - Part 1 21:30

3M ago21:30

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During the Baltic campaign of the Crimean War, in August 1854, Lieutenant John Bythesea together with Stoker William Johnstone of Her Majesty's ship HMS Arrogant performed an audacious act of bravery. This would lead to both men being awarded the Victoria Cross, among the first gazetted and earliest actions so awarded. Despite this, tragedy would s…

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Nikole Hannah-Jones Gives '1619 Project' Critics The MLK Tribute They Deserve wi 1:14:00

3M ago1:14:00

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Nikole Hannah-Jones Gives '1619 Project' Critics The MLK Tribute They Deserve by quoting Dr. King's attacks on Systemic Racism in America - TheAHNShow with Michael Imhotep 1-18-22 On Monday, Jan. 17th, 2022, Nikole Hannah-Jones, the author of the bestseller “The 1619 Project,” posted a Twitter thread explaining that she was invited to give a speech…

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