ROTR Diary 24 Betty Hutton, Part 1, 1921-1942. (retro554)
Presenting part 1 of a feature on singer, actress, and entertainment personality, Betty Hutton. Enjoy this blend of her history, with sound bites of her early performances. Born in 1921,…
We Came This Way (NBC) Valley Forge. 441215
December 1777, Valley Forge. A radio a n nou announcer paints a word picture of the contrast of the sunny warm scene in the Summer, to what it looks like…
Lum and Abner – The History Of The Jot Em Down Store. 430120
The questionaire from the department of transportation has Lum particularly confused. He's once again working on it, and it looks as if it could become a new, full time job…
Adventures in Research – I Scream You Scream. ep5, 430302
One of the most popular people on the Summertime streets is the ice cream man. Todays story tells the story behind ice cream. Dispelling a popular myth about it's origin…
Jack Benny – The Don Wilson Story. 540110
For a change, Jack introduces Don. It's a special day to honor Don for his 20 years on the show. Bob Crosby and Dennis Day pop in with a couple…
Retro OTRDiary – Voices Of Christmas Past (retro509)
Keith gets tired of the worn out Christmas carols, and goes on a search for what people listened to before animated snowmen, flying reindeer with red noses, and dreams of…
Democracy in America – Where Could I Be Better Off. ep1, 620117
In the era that Andrew Jackson was president, this governmental experiment that the newly formed United States had recently put into place had the world's attention. How long could it…
Retro Timeline Update – January 19
Dateline, January 19: 1935 coopers inc. sells the first briefs. 1937 howard hughes sets a new record by flying from los angeles to new york in 7 hours 28 minutes.…
Retro Timeline Update – January 18
Dateline, January 18: 1919 the paris peace conference opens in versailles 1941 brittish troops launch a counter offensive against italian north africa. 1943 the warsaw uprising. jews in the warsaw…
Retro Timeline Update – January 17.
Dateline, January 17: 1917 the united states pays denmark 25 milliomn dollars for the virgin islands. 1929 popey the sailor man first appears in the thimble theater comic strip. 1945…