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Great Moments in History. Scripts, 1926-1928, 1932, 1935-1936 1 box (0.4 cubic feet) : Scripts and some correspondence of a weekly series of thirty-minute dramatizations of significant events in American history, written by Henry Fisk Carlton. The programs were aired at various times on WJZ, WEAF, the Red Network, and the SE Network; and are filed by last known broadcast date.
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434
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1926: - November 9, “Three Elevens” (handwritten script)
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434
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1-2
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1927: - March 29, “Commodore M. C. Perry Opens the Door to Japan: March 31, 1854”
- April 5, “Lee's Surrender to Grant: April 9, 1865”
- April 26, “U. S. Grant's Birthday: April 27, 1822”
- May 3, “Dewey at Manila: May 1, 1898”
- May 24, “Jamestown Virginia Settled: May 24, 1607”
- June 7, “The Lee Resolution Introduced into the Continental Congress: June 7, 1776”
- June 11, “The Wright Brothers Make the First Flight: December 17, 1903”
- June 14, “The Story of the Flag: The Stars and Stripes Adopted: June 14, 1777”
- June 28, “Rough Riders at San Juan Hill: July 1, 1898”
- July 4, “Independence Day: July 4, 1776”
- September 20, “Nathan Hale Executed: September 22, 1776”
- September 27, “Sam Adams Born: September 27, 1722”
- October 25, “Theodore Roosevelt Born: October 27, 1858”
- November 22, “The First Thanksgiving: November, 1621”
- circa December 28, “The Emancipation Proclamation: January 1, 1863”
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434
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2-4
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1928: - January 4, “Jackson at New Orleans: January 8, 1815”
- February 11, “Abraham Lincoln: February 12, 1809”
- February 15, “Unconditional Surrender: February 16, 1862”
- February 15, “Remember the Main: February 15, 1898”
- February 26, “George Washington Born: February 22, 1732
- February 29, “The Alamo: March 6, 1836”
- March 4, “The Boston Massacre: March 5, 1770”
- March 5, “The Monitor and the Merrimac: March 9, 1862”
- March 15, “Andrew Jackson Born: March 15, 1767”
- March 18, “Roger Williams and the Rhode Island Charter: March 14, 1644”
- March 25, “Peter Minuit Settles Delaware: March 26, 1928”
- April 2, “Henry Hudson Set Sail in the Half Moon: April 4, 1609”
- April 30, “Stonewall Jackson's Last Fight: May 2, 1863”
- May 7, “Then Allen Captured Ticonderoga: May 10, 1775”
- May 14, “The Burr Conspiracy: May 13, 1806”
- November 30, “The Execution of John Brown: December 2, 1859”
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4 (continued)
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1932: - June 23, “Custer's Last Stand: June 25, 1876”
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4 (continued)
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1935: - September 10, “California, the Discovery of Gold: January 24, 1848”
- November 12, “Franklin at the French Court: January 24, 1778”
- December 31, “John Paul Jones and the Bon Homme Richard: February 4, 1779” (2)
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434
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1936: - January 14, “Alexander Hamilton Born: January 11, 1757”
- January 21, “Robert E. Lee Born: January 19, 1807” (2)
- January 28, “Boston Tea Party: December 16, 1773”
- February 11, “Benedict Arnold at Quebec: December 31, 1775”
- February 18, “The Constitution, the First State Ratifies It: December 7, 1787” (2)
- undated, “Aguinaldo's Capture: March 23, 1901”
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434
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6
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Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1928, 1934-1937, 1940, undated
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