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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
02.07.1949	the store that winked out	+ "The Store That Winked Out". Abe Lincoln tries his hand at running a general store, and fails mi...
01.31.1949	one last romance	+ "One Last Romance". Benjamin Franklin aids the romance of artist Benjamin West and his lover, i...
01.24.1949	the queens handmaid	+ "The Queen's Handmaid". As part of a plan to rescue Marie Antoinette from the guillotine, her fo...
01.17.1949	secret operation	+ "Secret Operation". The mysterious operation performed by Dr. John Erdmann on President Grover C...
01.10.1949	experiment at monticello	+ "Experiment At Monticello". How President Jefferson proved the value of smallpox vaccination by...
01.03.1949	the gift of johnny appleseed	+ "The Gift Of Johnny Appleseed". Jonathan Chapman encourages Link Baron and his wife-to-be to fo...
12.27.1948	the indigo girl	+ "The Indigo Girl". The story o how Eliza Lucas brought the indigo industry to South Carolina.
12.13.1948	family circle	+ "Family Circle". The story of one of America's great theatrical families: the Otis Skinners.
12.06.1948	oliver wendell holmes maclanahan	+ "Oliver Wendell Holmes MacLanahan". How Oliver Wendell Holmes discovered the cause of childbed f...
11.29.1948	betrayal	+ "The Betrayal". The love story of Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold, and how they betrayed their...
11.15.1948	the burning bush	+ "The Burning Bush". A biography of Booker T. Washington and the founding of the Tuskeegee Instit...
11.08.1948	garden key	+ "Garden Key". The story of Dr. Samuel Mudd, convicted of aiding John Wilkes Booth in the assassi...
11.01.1948	the blue cockade	+ "The Blue Cockade". The story of the revolt of the troops of "Mad Anthony" Wayne and "The Mutiny...
10.25.1948	bryants station	+ "Bryant's Station". Mrs. Prudence Potter battles the Wyandotte Indians in the wilderness of youn...
10.18.1948	the darkest hour	+ "The Darkest Hour". The story of Jack Jouett, who foiled a British plot to capture Thomas Jeffer...
10.11.1948	home to the hermitage	+ "Home To The Heritage". The program originates from The Municipal Auditorium, Chattanooga, Tenne...
10.04.1948	action at santiago	+ "Action At Santiago". The exciting and well-dramatized story of Lieutenant Hobson, who undertook...
09.27.1948	incident at niagra	+ "Incident At Niagara". The program originates from La Salle High School, Niagara Falls, New York...
09.20.1948	the proud way	+ "The Proud Way". The story of Varina Howell, who fell in love with Jefferson Davis and married t...
09.13.1948	gettysburg	+ "Gettysburg". Sponsored by: DuPont. The story of the famous battle is told through the eyes of or...
07.12.1948	break the news	+ "Break The News". The history of the Associated Press, told on its one hundredth anniversary. Th...
07.05.1948	the exiled heart	+ "The Exiled Heart". Louisa May Alcott, the author of "Little Women," finds the one romance of h...
06.28.1948	the common glory	+ "The Common Glory". The story is based on the drama that is presented each year at the Williamsb...
06.21.1948	skylark song	+ "Skylark Song". The story of Grace Moore, from a church choir to The Metropolitan Opera.
06.14.1948	chautauqua fable	+ "Chautauqua Fable". A 1910 visit to Chautauqua, Nedw York, to hear William Jennings Bryan. A wel...

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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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