1943 World Series - Game 1 (Cardinals vs Yankees)

Our friend Buck Benny has come through again, this time we go back 70 years this month to 1943 and the original radio broadcast of the 1943 World Series between the New York Yankees and St Louis Cardinals.

This is game one from Yankees Stadium with your announcers Red Barber and Bob Elson.

Truly a time capsule of America playing sports during wartime and to listen to future Hall of Famers Joe Dimaggio and Stan Musial in action.  This was also the first world series to be filmed for a "highlight reel" to be sent to troops overseas to get a recap of the games back home, a tradition that continues to this day.

October 5th 1943

The 28th Academy Awards (1956)

March 21st 1956 was the date of the 28th annual Academy Awards celebration at the RKO Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, California with Jerry Lewis as the host.

This would celebrate achievement in film for 1955 and the big winner of the night was "Marty", winner of the Best Picture, Best Director (Delbert Mann), Best Screenplay (Paddy Chayefsky) and Best Actor (Ernest Borgnine)
Others winners included Best Actress (Anna Magnani, The Rose Tattoo), Best Supporting actor (Jack Lemmon, Mister Roberts) and Best Supporting Actress (Jo Van Fleet, East of Eden)

Here is the original radio broadcast of the award ceremonies
(thanks Buck Benny OTR Podcast)