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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
07.14.1941	anne hutchinson	+ Red net. "Ann Hutchinson". A dramatization of the trial and expulsion of the outspoken woman in h...
06.02.1941	anna ella carroll	+ Red net. "The Woman In Lincoln's Cabinet". The story is also known as "Anna Ella Carroll: The Wom...
10.23.1940	ann rutledge and lincoln	+ Red net. "Ann Rutledge and Lincoln". The story of the president's first great love affair. The sc...
03.23.1942	angels on horseback	+ Red net. "Angels On Horseback". Sponsored by: DuPont. The story of Dr. Mary Breckenridge and her c...
11.04.1946	an honorable titan	+ "An Honorable Titan". The story of Adolph Ochs and the founding of The New York Times.
01.19.1942	an american is born	+ Red net. "An American Is Born". A good story about a Czech couple in Mexico, awaiting an entry v...
05.06.1952	an american from france	+ "An American From France". The story of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, the founder of DuPont, on the ...
01.02.1940	amerigo vespucci	+ Who first discovered America, was it Columbus,was it John Cabot or was it Amerigo Vespucci? It was...
09.02.1936	american musical comedy operetta	+ "American Music Comedy and Operetta". Sponsored by: DuPont. Program #6 of a summer series. "The D...
07.01.1936	american journalism	+ WABC, New York aircheck. "American Journalism". Sponsored by: DuPont. "The Story Of Horace Greely...
12.25.1944	america for christmas	+ Red net. "America For Christmas". Sponsored by: DuPont. A well-done music-and-story tour around Am...
04.03.1944	ambulance driver middle east	+ Red net. "Ambulance Driver, Middle East". The story of William Prescott of the American Field Ser...
02.13.1939	allan pinkerton	+ An unusual story of the famous American detective Allan Pinckerton and the dramatic role he played...
10.20.1941	all that money can buy	+ Red net. "All That Money Can Buy". Sponsored by: DuPont. A story based on "The Devil and Daniel We...
06.17.1946	algerian adventure	+ "Algerian Adventure". Sponsored by: DuPont. Mordecai Noah, the United States Consul to Algiers, t...
01.23.1939	alexander graham bell	+ From primeval days when men called to each other from hilltops from the time when they lighted fla...
03.18.1946	alaskan bush pilot	+ "Alaskan Bush Pilot". A good story about how the Alaskan bush pilots help the development of the...
11.16.1942	alaska under arms	+ Red net. "Alaska Under Arms". A portrait of the big land to the North and its immense value to A...
03.11.1952	adventure on the kentucky	+ "Adventure On The Kentucky". The story of Cincinnatus Shryock, a ferryman over the Kentucky Rive...
04.07.1937	admiral peary discovers the pole	+ The Dupont, Cavalcade pays tribute to another gallant American pioneer, a man whose stubborn tenac...
10.12.1942	admiral of the ocean sea	+ Red net. "That They Might Live". The story of Marie Zakshefska, a pioneering woman doctor. It is...
10.04.1948	action at santiago	+ "Action At Santiago". The exciting and well-dramatized story of Lieutenant Hobson, who undertook...
02.12.1936	abraham lincoln	+ “It seems particularly appropriate that this broadcast of the Cavalcade of America presented by ...
02.12.1941	abraham lincoln the war years	+ Red net. "Abraham Lincoln: The War Years". The program uses local talent from "The Little Theatr...
02.13.1940	abraham lincoln the war years	+ Blue Network. "Abraham Lincoln and The War Years". A well-done portrait of the president, Raymond...

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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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