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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
11.11.1946	country lawyer	+ "Country Lawyer". A portrait of a small town attorney and an excellent way of practicing the law...
11.04.1946	an honorable titan	+ "An Honorable Titan". The story of Adolph Ochs and the founding of The New York Times.
10.28.1946	flying tigers fly again	+ "Flying Tigers Fly Again". The story ot The Flying Tigers, from fighting the Japs to flying the ...
10.21.1946	mr conyngham sweeps the seas	+ "Mr. Conyngham Sweeps The Seas". The story of Gustavus Conyngham of the U. S. Navy during the Re...
10.14.1946	the hickory tree	+ "The Hickory Tree". The story of the mother of Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth Jackson, a dedicated pa...
10.07.1946	that they may live	+ "That They Might Live". 8:00 P.M. The story of Dr. Chevalier Jackson, the man who invented the b...
09.30.1946	one wagon westward	+ "One Wagon Westward". Johnny Sager, a fourteen-year old boy, continues his wagon train journey t...
09.23.1946	the old fall river line	+ "The Old Fall River Line". The story of Captain Dan Hamilton, who started as a deckhand and rose...
09.16.1946	general benjamin franklin	+ "General Benjamin Franklin". A portrait of Franklin as an astute general during the French and I...
09.09.1946	danger women at work	+ "Danger: Women At Work". A tribute to American truck drivers, and to one woman truck driver in p...
09.02.1946	with cradle and clock	+ "With Cradle and Clock". The story of Dr. Knud Stowman, a doctor who came to America in 1702 to ...
08.26.1946	passport to freedom	America means skyscrapers and haystacks, home sweet home and the Basin Street blues, the glare of th...
06.24.1946	the cruise of the cashalot	+ "Cruise Of The Cashalot". 8:00 P.M. A good tall tale about "Fearless Ben Meeker," barge captain ...
06.17.1946	algerian adventure	+ "Algerian Adventure". Sponsored by: DuPont. Mordecai Noah, the United States Consul to Algiers, t...
06.10.1946	my freshman husband	+ "My Freshman Husband". A young veteran, along with his wife and baby, go to college under the G....
06.03.1946	i guess its here to stay	+ "I Guess It's Here To Stay". A well-done story about the romance of the early years of the auto...
05.27.1946	spin a silver dollar	+ "Spin A Silver Dollar". The story of the couple who operate "Wide Ruins," a Navajo trading post...
05.20.1946	the petticoat jury	+ "The Petticoat Jury". The story of how Miss Euphemia Prescott brought law and order to one town ...
05.13.1946	storm	+ "Storm". The story of a giant storm, from its very beginning to its end, and all the havoc in be...
05.06.1946	the unsinkable mrs brown	+ "The Unsinkable Mrs. Brown". A well-done story about a rough-and-tumble lady from the minefields...
04.29.1946	thirst without end
04.22.1946	meet artie greengroin	+ "Meet Artie Greengroin". The adventures of a ficticious P. F. C. from Brooklyn. A comic characte...
04.15.1946	the great mcgraw	+ "The Great McGraw". Anecdotes and stories about baseball's famous manager, John J. McGraw of the...
04.08.1946	circus day	+ "Circus Day". A good story about circus life, as seen by the widow of a circus man of long ago. ...
04.01.1946	when cupid was a pup	+ "When Cupid Was A Pup". An embittered ex-serviceman on duty at a lighthouse discovers "Oscar," a...

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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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