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Aired 1935 – 1953

The Cavalcade of America featured events from American history, usually dramatizing the positive aspects of the nation’s past. Additionally, the show attempted to end criticism of its sponsor, the Du Pont Company. The corporation was viewed in a negative light because of profits made from producing gunpowder during World War I. Throughout the years, actors and actresses from Broadway and Hollywood were featured. Click here to read more about Cavalcade Of America, The

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
08.21.1944	the story of canine joe	+ Red net. "The Story Of Canine Joe". An All-American collie goes to war!
08.28.1944	yankee from olympus	+ Red net. "Yankee From Olympus". The story of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes...who wa...
09.04.1944	what makes a hero	+ Red net. "What Makes A Hero?". The story of Corporal James Slayton, and how he won the Congressio...
09.11.1944	doctor gets the answer	+ Red net. "The Doctor Gets The Answer". A look at how the Army is treating "Battle Fatigue" in tod...
09.18.1944	hymn from the night	+ Red net. "Hymn From The Night". The first show of the tenth season. The story of Julia Ward Howe ...
09.25.1944	lifetide	+ Red net. "Lifetide". The story of Dr. Norman Bethune, who invented the mobile blood bank and star...
10.02.1944	the voice on the stairs
10.09.1944	valley forge	+ Red net. "Valley Forge". A program about the troubles of General Washington during that terrible ...
10.16.1944	report from the pacific
10.23.1944	the girl lincoln loved	+ Red net. "The Girl Lincoln Loved". A story about the romance between Ann Rutledge and the young M...
10.30.1944	take her down	+ Red net. "Take Her Down". The story of Commander Howard Gilmore, U. S. N., who sacrificed himself...
11.13.1944	the laziest man in the world	+ Red net. "The Laziest Man In The World". A portrait of the inventive genius of one of our foundin...
11.20.1944	the admiral	+ Red net. "The Admiral". The story of Admiral Dewey at the start of the Spanish American War. The ...
11.27.1944	witness for the people	+ Red net. "Witness For The People". The story of Anne Royall, a crusading journalist who fought fo...
12.04.1944	donut girl	+ Red net. "Doughnut Girl". The story of Patricia Holland from Chicago, and her work with the Red C...
12.11.1944	the conquest of pain	+ Red net. "The Conquest Of Pain". The history of surgical anaesthesia and the development of the u...
12.18.1944	doctor in crinoline
12.25.1944	america for christmas	+ Red net. "America For Christmas". Sponsored by: DuPont. A well-done music-and-story tour around Am...
01.01.1945	westward the women	+ Red net. "Westward The Women". The story of Abigail Duniway's fight for women's rights in the Ore...
01.08.1945	name rank serial number	+ Red net. "Name, Rank, Serial Number". Four captured American aviators are questioned by Nazi int...
01.15.1945	immortal wife	+ Red net. "Immortal Wife". The story of Jesse Benton Fremont, wife of the famous American explorer...
01.22.1945	penny fancy
01.29.1945	a race for lennie	+ Red net. "A Race For Lennie". The story of Frederick Grant Banting and Charles H. Best, and their...
02.05.1945	the road to berlin	+ Red net. "The Road To Berlin". Sponsored by: DuPont. 8:00 P.M. A program in honor of the fourth an...
02.12.1945	the man who taught lincoln

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That was my favorite show.

Carol

This anthology program was sponsored by DuPont on radio by CBS and NBC from 1935 to 1953, television from 1952 to 1957. The series pioneered the use of anthology drama for company radio advertising. Cavalcade of America documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds. This was consistent with DuPont's overall conservative philosophy and legacy as an American company dating back to 1802. The company's motto, "Maker of better things for better living through chemistry," was read at the beginning of each program, and the dramas emphasized humanitarian progress, particularly improvements in the lives of women, often through technological innovation.

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