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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
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...
08.21.1944	the story of canine joe	+ Red net. "The Story Of Canine Joe". An All-American collie goes to war!
12.09.1936	the story of christmas seals	+This is the story of a devoted Red Cross worker Miss Emily Bissell and her idea for Christmas seals...
05.12.1937	the story of dynamite	+ This is the story of a genius who was shunted aside by Europe until America eventually recognized ...
03.26.1940	the story of john fitch	+ Blue Network. "The Story Of John Fitch". The story of the real inventor of the steamboat, his fru...
05.07.1940	the story of nancy hanks	+ Blue Network. "The Story Of Nancy Hanks" ("Nancy Hanks"). Sponsored by: DuPont. The DuPont commerc...
04.24.1944	the story of penicillin	+ Red net. "The Story Of Penicillin". The story of Dr. Alexander Fleming who discovered the drug, a...
01.09.1940	the story of sam houston	+ Blue Network. "The Raven Wins Texas". Sam Houston battles Santa Ana after the fall of the Alamo. ...
03.04.1946	the story of the tremendous trifle	+ "The Case Of The Tremendous Trifle". The story of how Edwin L. Drake started the American petrol...
04.30.1940	the story of tom paine	+ Blue Network. "The Story Of Thomas Paine" ("Thomas Paine"). Sponsored by: DuPont. The life of patr...
06.22.1938	the swedes land in delaware
05.16.1950	the sword of kentucky	+ "The Sword Of Kentucky". The story of George Rogers Clark, founder of Louisville, and the conque...
03.06.1939	the texas rangers	+One of the most important champions in the history of America is the thrilling romantic saga of tho...
02.07.1950	the thinking heart	+ "The Thinking Heart". A selection of famous prose and poetry (by Carl Sandburg, Walt Whitman, se...
05.29.1951	the torchbearer	+ "The Torchbearer". The story of Nathaniel Bacon, an American revolutionary born one hundred year...
05.05.1941	the trials and triumphs of horatio alger	+ Red net. "The Trials and Triumphs Of Horatio Alger". The life story of the literary inventor of t...
12.18.1940	the undefended border	+ Red net. "The Undefended Border". A well-done radio sound portrait of the early relations between...
02.21.1949	the unheroic hero	+ "The Unheroic Hero". The story of Captain Robert Stobo, who fought alongside General Washington...
11.10.1947	the unnatural death	+ "The Unnatural Death". Dr. Bailey Ashord finds the cure for the mysterious "muerte natural" plag...
05.06.1946	the unsinkable mrs brown	+ "The Unsinkable Mrs. Brown". A well-done story about a rough-and-tumble lady from the minefields...
05.27.1952	the valley of the swans	+ "The Valley Of The Swans". The program originates from Seaford, Delaware. Early settlers in Dela...
09.20.1943	the vengeance of torpedo eight	+ Red net. "The Vengeance Of Torpedo Eight". Sponsored by: DuPont. A Navy torpedo squadron, badly ma...
10.02.1944	the voice on the stairs
12.06.1949	the wall of silence	+ "The Wall Of Silence". The story of Marie Hays Heiner, who went deaf overnight from influenza, b...
08.23.1943	the weapon that saves lives	+ Red net. "The Weapon That Saves Lives". The story of the invention of Sulfa drugs. The Surgeon Ge...

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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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