Were You Alive in April 1945?
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia From April 1945: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies & President Harry S. Truman is sworn into office; World War II events in Europe & North…
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Were You Alive In March 1945?
March 1945 news & headlines: End of WWII British Commonwealth Air Training Plan; WWII events in Germany, Japan & Philippines; Going My Way wins 7 Academy Awards including for Best…
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Done in February 1951
Headlines & Trivia From February 1951: First atomic blast telecast live from Las Vegas; Nazi Germany convicted war criminal Alfried Krupp is released after 3 years; Jake LaMotta loses his…
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WWI & WWII Commemorative Stamps
Each year Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, issue new stamps to commemorate significant people and events. World War One and the Second World War have inspired many…
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The Crinoline Girl, Alma Ashcraft
Although other stations would feature a "Crinoline Girl" during the golden age of radio in the 1920s-1940s, Alma seems to have been the most famous. Radio Dial featured WCKY radio station…
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Fascinating Facts From June 1940
News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from June, 1940: WWII Battle of France: The 'Miracle of Dunkirk' Evacuation & Nazi Germany Occupation of Paris; Classic movie release - The Mortal Storm…
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Fascinating Facts From May 1940
News, Headlines, & Entertainment Trivia from May, 1940: Germany invades Belgium and the Netherlands in WWII; British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigns and Winston Churchill is new PM; Classic movie…
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Fascinating Facts from April 1940
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from April, 1940: Classic movie release - Rebecca, starring Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier; German WWII invasion of Denmark and Norway; Portia Faces Life radio…
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Folks, Facts & Fun From January 1931
News Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from January, 1931: "Happy New Year 1931" with actress Anita Page; Oscar-winning classic western movie Cimarron premieres; French singer-actress Lily Pons Metropolitan Opera debut. Classic…
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Fascinating Facts From November 1940
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from November, 1940: Classic Movie Premiere - The Mark of Zorro, starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Basil Rathbone; Little Norway Air Force Training Camp Opens…
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