Here is a little addition to our Yesteryear Listening Guide. We've looked at all our radio shows, and have grouped them into the day of the year they were broadcast. As a little bit fun we've also added some small snippets. See what was on the airwaves on your birthday, or other memorable dates in your year. Happy Listening!
On This Day:
Donald Duck makes debut in The Wise Little Hen (1934) BORN: Cole Porter composer (1891) DIED: Charles Dickens author (1870)
Quote:
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead. (Bertrand Russell)
Fact:
Robert Fitzroy captain of HMS Beagle during Darwin's famous voyage, was an ardent opponent of the idea of evolution and felt betrayed
Word:
empyreal (adjective) 1: Relating to the highest heaven 2: Relating to the sky; celestial 3: Sublime; elevated
Fortune Cookie:
A small lucky package is on its way to you soon
Poem:
Plume of pampas grass / Trembling in every wind... / Hush, my lonely heart / (Haiku by Issa)
Joke:
I asked my wife, "Where do you want to go?" She said, "Somewhere I have never been!" I told her, "How about the kitchen?"
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The Secret Squadron is about to attack Ivan Shark's submarine, but when they do, they find that there's no one on board! Where have they gone? Captain Midnight asks listeners to buy Savings Bonds and Stamps.
Why is the top seeded basketball team loosing to unranked teams lately? Have the gamblers found their way into college basketball. The newspaperman has a personal vendetta to get the coach.
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