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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
05.25.1942	young tom jefferson	+ Red net. "Young Tom Jefferson". The story of how Mr. Jefferson was influenced to write the Declar...
02.28.1950	young man in a hurry	+ "Young Man In A Hurry". The story of Joe Gerber, an Austrian immigrant who invents a simple but ...
02.18.1946	young major washington	+ "Young Major Washington". Washington delivers an ultimatum to a French General, which is rejecte...
06.09.1941	young andrew jackson	+ Andrew Jackson was a hard fisted young lawyer in the wilderness, who fought hard for the American ...
04.06.1942	yellow jack	+ Red net. "Yellow Jack". The story of how Walter Reed found the cure for Yellow Fever in Cuba. The...
12.30.1936	yankee independence	+ The facts of the story of the Charter Oak are clouded in legend. New England was colonized by who ...
08.28.1944	yankee from olympus	+ Red net. "Yankee From Olympus". The story of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes...who wa...
09.26.1950	yankee doodle debby	+ "Yankee Doodle Debby". The story of Deborah Sampson, who disguised herself and enlisted in the C...
11.13.1935	womens emancipation	+ "Woman's Emancipation". Sponsored by: DuPont. Part one: "The Story Of Elizabeth Cady Stanton." Pa...
05.23.1949	woman with a sword	+ "Woman With A Sword". The story of Anna Carroll and her "Tennessee Plan," which helped to end th...
04.05.1948	woman of steel	+ "Woman Of Steel". The story of how Rebecca Luken became the first woman to run an iron mill; and...
01.08.1936	woman in public service	+ Let us turn the calendar back to the 1890’s when the horseless carriage was new and before there...
06.16.1947	woman alone	+ "Woman Alone". The story of Alice Evans, who pioneered in the study of undulant fever. The last ...
10.17.1950	wizards of whiting	+ "Wizard Of Whiting". How the process of "petroleum cracking" was invented by Dr. William Burton ...
11.27.1944	witness for the people	+ Red net. "Witness For The People". The story of Anne Royall, a crusading journalist who fought fo...
05.19.1947	witness by moonlight	+ "Witness By Moonlight". Abraham Lincoln defends an innocent boy from an accusation of murder. Th...
02.12.1952	with malice toward none	+ "With Malice Towards None". A dramatization of the meeting between Abraham Lincoln and Alexander...
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 ...
08.30.1949	wire to the west	+ "Wire To The West". The first show of the season. The story of Hiram Sibley and the first transc...
02.24.1937	winning recognition for the americans	+ Lillian Norton was born on May 12th, 1859 in the little village of Farmington, Maine. Her exceptio...
01.06.1937	winning prestige for the americans	+ Prior to the American Revolution English players held a monopoly of theatrical entertainment in Am...
04.19.1948	winner takes life	+ "Winner Takes Life". The program originates from the campus of Rutgers University, New Brunswick...
12.09.1946	wings to glory
11.20.1935	willingness to share	+ WABC, New York aircheck. "Willingness To Share". Sponsored by: DuPont. Part one: "The Boston Port...
10.13.1937	william penn and the holy experiment	+ This is the story of William Penn and how he came to America in the seventeenth century and founde...

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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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