Radio

Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941

Posted by neil on February 10, 2011

The attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was a surprise attack against the United States' naval base by the Japanese navy, on the morning of December 7, 1941, resulting in the United States becoming involved in World War II. Two aerial attack waves, totaling 353 aircraft, launched from six Japanese aircraft carriers.

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Announcement of Hitler's death, 1945

Posted by neil on November 21, 2010

BBC radio announcement of Hitler's death in April, 1945. "This is London calling. Here is a news flash. The German radio has just announced that Hitler is dead. I repeat that, the German radio has just announced that Hitler is dead."

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Announcement of JFK assassination.

Posted by LondonBob on November 21, 2010

Announcement of JFK having been shot.

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Orson Welles, War of the Worlds, 1938

Posted by neil on October 28, 2010

This was an episode of the American radio drama series Mercury Theatre on the Air. It was performed on October 30, 1938 and aired on the CBS radio network. Directed and narrated by Orson Welles, the episode was an adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds.

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