coupland boy said:

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I just love this scene. So well done.

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I'm not sure that is actually historically accurate though-

the first drops over Normandy seemed to begin around midnight and the link Eric posted was discussing the first plane taking off with it's lights on in the dark

which seems insane to have 2,000 airplanes taking off over England in the dark

amazing pilots and planning

Some more from December 7 to December 9, 1941:

December 7, 1941

MBS - Flash: White House announces Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (0:09)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/DDJ26MFQNR#s7julJQtE5mG


NBC - 2:28 pm - President Roosevelt has announced that the Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor (0:31)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/JBX3Q4S60R#ZKKtHpiYdHVy


CBS - Report of Pearl Harbor attack (2:21)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/3V9P3FACA8#GSMrdW9jwYQr


CBS - 2:30 pm - The World Today - The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor by air (0:22)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/BC12AM35BM#EPGG4Po3dX6w


NBC - 2:30 pm - The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor by air - Canada at War (30:59)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/9PTXGJ9TKW#6HlD3GsOP2hj


NBC - 2:32 pm - Bulletin on Pearl Harbor Attack (0:41)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/1D3VK7690G#LigY6yAVCYvp


CBS - 2:37 pm - Albert Warner speculates on FDR's next steps (6:17)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/APRTGC3VNR#XFKZc7H5WuyS


CBS - 2:37 pm - British Reaction - also confirms reports of activities in Singapore (1:09)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/PB7163ZVSW#N5vjiauKEcCa


CBS - 2:49 pm - Report from Manilla cut off by censors (0:12)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/HSBST53Z2R#IIJkgjR7GXgv


NBC - 2:52 pm - Burma bombed by Japanese (0:42)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/DYESW2JE3M#Lqw21Z6RsgGY


CBS - 3:00 pm - New York City Philarmonic Concert interrupted - US transport torpedoed (17:22)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/0QT94TQZE8#pDmfnefpvJiu


NBC - 3:15 pm - H V Kaltenborn - analysis (14:07)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/T1BDG3H24C#7tZxT1T3A3WJ


NBC - 3:30 pm - Listen America - war news toward the end (23:09)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/CAQY3GGEKC#SAoXT2HuzvQA


NBC - 4:00 pm - National Vespers - break at 5:57 - President to call cabinet meeting for 8:30 pm and report from Honolulu (24:19)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/XK9E6Z9YP0#OyZ4pmdFZeYl


NBC - 4:09 pm - Cabinet meeting, Report from Honolulu (3:07)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/28N8WA7YQG#Zwd0YqIT3zgw


NBC - 6:00 pm - Catholic Hour with Rev James Gillis (29:11)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/5ZK31QS5X8#Sgysret7Geux


NBC - 6:30 pm - War News (14:54)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/MY3D5DYHF8#j0RkbIfP9UBm


NBC - 6:45 pm - Eleanor Roosevelt weekly broadcast (14:39)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/990JZ4MQ2C#g312OHlZ3c5w


NBC - 11:00 pm - NBC NEWS (14:24)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/0B9HY8GG8G#c9Z1NBWiJo3p


NBC - 11:30 pm - Round Table Discussion (28:24)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/N0XQF07K6R#N2tWZWQr9FJf


BBC - Japanese Attacks on Hawaii and Philipines, Japan declares war (0:57)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/9HRT8TGQ70#V14x6h6wdM2o


BBC - Washington Reaction to Pearl Harbor attack (0:52)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/920ME029M8#DJyy4L0PWdTq


CBS - Analysis of Attack (3:18)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/80S8J5M3RG#CcfQg2lo38sY


CBS - Attempt to call Honolulu and Manilla - no answer (1:04)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/NDCJ40M6R0#UtAuv6OKSwaq


CBS - Football Broadcast interrupted for War Bulletin (0:47)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/6DQ9TNMNX4#BPl6zxaA75YQ


MBS - Football Broadcast interrupted (0:30)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/VKBK9ZK8AM#QY7OTuM0Tq6E


NBC - News Bulletin (3:40)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/P1V9T0C7DG#iQomxoPIY00y


NBC - American Legion Special Defense Message (14:18)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/E7GVDGBDY4#mbozoblQ9qsG


NHK - Gen Hideki Tojo Declares War on Allies (0:14)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/110AZDA1MG#aBUstiwXzezX


WNYC - New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia - We are in extreme crisis (8:36)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/M5TR9DPKG0#oF69XSzuqqi4


CBS - The World Today (29:16)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/GVT56R3VA8#58Pz4Xu1bB6L



December 8, 1941

NBC - 01:00 am - News and Music (25:42)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/1MZZDTRFNC#5LGQwKVGkECS


NBC - 03:09 am - Report from Manilla - Mannila is being bombed (0:32)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/VWHDTDXR1M#1akTlYFeId9A


NBC - 10:45 am - Familiar Melodies with news (14:57)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/54E7X408BC#y4RksCYSM2qa


NBC - 11:00 am - Story of Mary Marlin - White House announces about 3,000 casualties including fatalities (14:09)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/9Q549SM5SM#EQPctxSEoBnh


CBS - 11:50 am - Joint Session of Congress, Declaration of War (1:09:09)
Proceedings from floor cannot be broadcast
at 13:34, President Roosevelt is arriving
https://drive.proton.me/urls/65YG8EAN0W#eLETYwpcd8kI


Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy ... (4:47)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/5X8HE534Y4#5lUBZosZsjRJ


NBC - 12:40 pm - Roosevelt has asked for a Declaration of War (32:38)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/VJNQ6NHRX0#05ap9m0lTZpc


NBC - 1:30 pm - Senate vote unanimous. House vote continuing. Only one, from Montana, has voted no so far (14:25)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/84XZWCM3ZW#Da4ODsw3X693


NBC - 1:45 pm - Report from Manilla (14:19)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/ND8TV4HZNR#pK1Y3gwwcCdC


NBC - 9:30 pm - More news from Manilla (29:19)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/51DKCK63G4#8spYL6rTnL11


BBC - Far East Attacks (0:44)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/ZNYBPSYPBM#6pvhNH6cZFNX


BBC - Winston Churchill - War with Japan (21:09)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/70PVGG8X48#Acesuewtw9aT


CBS - Bombers sited overhead in Guam, Japanese attack Shanghai, Americans strand\ (8:36)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/AZFRZ1F6GM#ORiQQJps0Olh


CBS - The battle is on (27:45)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/M7MAD73BVC#ShVRPIQHFauz


NBC - Vandercook - US declared war, Britain declared war, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Dominican Republic with us, too, Guam and Wake are threatened (13:18)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/61YX2S42G8#4xWjPcgvrk3c


December 9, 1941

CBS - The World Today - FDR declares Italians, Germans, Japanese in the US to be ENEMY ALIENS (14:44)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/BVXYCC0W0G#3Qq42fEWRjW5


FDR - Fireside Chat - We are fighting to maintain our right to live (28:04)
https://drive.proton.me/urls/TNCMND4Q0W#8r8ar9mptaGh

Fightin_Aggie said:

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$240 Worth of Pudding said:

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Amazing how much has changed in 80 years.

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How about in 5 years?

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How about 28 months?

Bump for D-Day 2024

Great stuff. Thank you Eric76.

SA68AG said:

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Great stuff. Thank you Eric76.

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You're welcome. I always like listening to some of these broadcasts.

There are a lot more for other events in World War II. One problem with them is that there tend to be lots of repeats.

I also have some Jean Shepherd shows in which he talks about his time in the military in World War II. Those are some really great stories. If I remember correctly, when he first entered the military, they sent him to a radio school at the University of Chicago where he was mixed in with scientists that were apparently working with nuclear energy prior to Los Alamos although he didn't know that at the time.

Jean Shepherd was also the author of A Christmas Story which he used to read on the air every Christmas long before it was made into a movie.

I had meant to bump this thread around midnight but was unable to do so.

Great way not to forget this moment in history. All of this and more should be required listening and reading for every young American before turning 18.

Great list you've compiled here.

what's incredible is that maybe 2% of Americans even know about all these events which occurred on December 7

most think just Pearl Harbor was bombed.

listening to this you can hear it is very similar to 9/11/2001 where continuous reports are coming in for hours of different attacks with mass confusion

burma
thailand
Manila
Hawaii
transport ship torpedoed