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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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Please enjoy these 747 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
03.31.1953	a time to grow	+ "A Time To Grow". Sponsored by: DuPont. As Robert Livingstone helps young America make the Louisi...
03.24.1953	one came through	+ "One Came Through". The story of the midnight ride of the other guy, William Dawes to warn of th...
03.17.1953	the river finds a master	+ "The River Finds A Master". The story of th invention of Henry Shreve, the man who made river na...
03.10.1953	the secret road	+ "The Secret Road". Two spies for General Washington save the French fleet through their daring s...
03.03.1953	star and the shield	+ "Star and Shield". A warm story about a little girl.
02.24.1953	life on the mississippi	+ "Life On The Mississippi". The well told adventures of Mark Twain as a riverboat pilot. This pla...
02.17.1953	dangerous mission	+ "Dangerous Mission". The story of Captain Allan McLane of Delaware during the Revolutionary War,...
02.10.1953	operation miracle	+ "Operation Miracle". The story about the salvage of a sunken drydock during World War II, under ...
02.03.1953	the short straw	+ "The Short Straw". The story of Anne Bernatitus, a Navy nurse on Corregidor during the attack by...
01.27.1953	the nugget and the law	+ "The Nugget and The Law". A story of lawlessness and the vigilantes in old San Francisco.
01.20.1953	bless this house	+ "Bless This House". A well told story about the White House and the many presidents who have liv...
01.13.1953	down brake	+ "Down Brake". The story of George Westinghouse and his famous invention of the air brake.
01.06.1953	a medal for miss walker	+ "A Medal For Miss Walker". A woman during the Civil War refuses to leave her patients and insist...
12.30.1952	billy the kid	+ NBC net, KDKA, Pittsburgh aircheck. "Rain Fakers". 8:00 P.M. A meteorologist is determined to show...
12.23.1952	christmas in america
12.16.1952	barbed wire christmas	+ "Barbed Wire Christmas". Four thousand American P. O. W.s in a German concentration camp are det...
12.09.1952	listen my children	+ "Listen My Children". The story of the life and times of Paul Revere, and what else he did besid...
11.25.1952	the path of praise	+ "The Path of Praise". Sponsored by: DuPont. The history of the celebration of Thanksgiving.
11.18.1952	away all boarding parties	+ "Away All Boarding Parties". A good war story about an attempt to capture a Nazi sub and her se...
11.11.1952	one nation indivisible	+ "One Nation Indivisible". The story of how Horace Greeley helped to get Jefferson Davis released...
10.28.1952	that moore girl	+ "That Moore Girl". A young girl becomes a Revolutionary War hero when the rebels' plans are over...
10.21.1952	ready on the right	+ "Ready On The Right". The story of Alexander Hamilton's efforts to obtain a field command and fi...
10.14.1952	the saga of jerry obrien	+ "The Saga Of Jerry O'Brien". The story of the first off-shore skirmish of the Revolutionary War,...
10.07.1952	one way out	+ "One Way Out". An excellent Korean war combat adventure based on a true incident of November, 19...
09.30.1952	the gig of the saginaw	+ "The Gig Of The Saginaw". A well-done story of survival on the open sea in a small boat. Five sa...

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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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