Archive for May 8th, 2022

BIG CELEBRATION ON THIS DAY IN 1945

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On May 8, 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrated Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners,
rejoicing in the defeat of the
Nazi war machine during World War II.

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A GREAT WAR DECUMENTARY ON NBC -TV

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Victory at Sea is a documentary television series about warfare
in general during
World War II, and naval warfare in particular,
as well as the use of industry in warfare. It was originally aired
by
NBC in 1952–1953. It was condensed into a film released in
1954. Excerpts from the music soundtrack, by
Richard Rodgers a
nd
Robert Russell Bennett, were re-recorded for record albums.

The original TV broadcasts comprised 26 half-hour segments—
Sunday afternoons at 3pm (EST) in most markets—starting on
October 26, 1952 and ending on May 3, 1953. The series, which
won an
Emmy award in 1954 as "best public affairs program",
played an important part in establishing historic "compilation" documentaries as a viable television genre.
  

       
        

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FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

We thank God for them and strive to love more like them.

The modern holiday was first celebrated in 1907, when Anna Jarvis
held the first Mother’s Day
service of worship at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia.] Andrew’s Methodist
Church now holds the
International Mother’s Day Shrine. Her
campaign to make Mother’s Day a recognized holiday in the
United States began in 1905, the year her mother,
Ann Reeves
Jarvis
, died.

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Anna Maria Jarvis (May 1, 1864 – November 24, 1948)

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