Classic Radio 12-27-24 - U-Boat Prisoner, The Identical Murder, and Cora Plummer

**SPEAKER_2** (0:10)
Now, the greatest radio shows of all time. Classic radio theater.
Now, step back into our time machine with your host, Wyatt Cox.

**Richard Arlen** (0:34)
Good evening, friends of Ian O'Sanchez.

**Wyatt Cox** (0:39)
And it is a Friday full of drama and westerns here on Classic Radio Theater with episodes of The Cavalcade of America, Philo Vance, Jimmy Stewart as the Six Shooter, Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner and Claudia. That's all straight ahead on this Friday, the 27th day of December, 362nd day of the year. Just four days left till we get to 2025 Charles Darwin embarking on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle where he would formulate the Theory of Evolution. Ether anesthetic used for childbirth on this date in 1845 for the first time. 1904 James Berry's play Peter Pan premiered in London. 1927 Leon Trotsky expelled from the Communist Party. Radio City Music Hall opened on this date in 1932 And in 1945 the World Bank created with the signing of agreement by 28 nations.
Debuting on this date in 1947, howdy doody.

**SPEAKER_4** (1:40)
Say kids, what time is it? Well, howdy, Doty Kids, and howdy, Buffalo Bob. Well, howdy, Mr. Doty, and boys and girls at home and kids in the gallery. Let's go.

**Wyatt Cox** (2:33)
Buffalo Bob Smith and Howdy Doody, premiering on NBC on this date in 1947 In 1968, the long-running radio program, The Breakfast Club, signed off for the last time from ABC.

**Jimmy Stewart** (2:51)
Let's see.

**SPEAKER_6** (2:52)
The NBC Breakfast Club with Don McNeill.

**SPEAKER_4** (2:54)
Good morning, everybody.

**Jimmy Stewart** (3:02)
Coffee, Don, and fruit, and toast, bacon, and skillet.

**SPEAKER_8** (3:05)
Joe DeLiegeal and his boys have killed the fellas.

**Jimmy Stewart** (3:08)
So come on, gang, let's make a fool of this day's meeting.

**SPEAKER_9** (3:12)
Line up, kids, I'll call the roll and see your greetings.

**SPEAKER_10** (3:55)
No chance, please, just good morning.

**Jimmy Stewart** (3:57)
It's December 8, 1941, Monday morning, fine day, glad to see you around the breakfast table.

**Wyatt Cox** (4:03)
Maintaining the positive attitude on the day after September 7 The show ran for years and years and years. ABC ending the show because they were going to go to a whole new concept. They would provide four or five different radio networks on their lines, and they didn't want to interrupt it for an hour. So there you go. Breakfast Club ending on this date in 1968 Closing on Broadway after 2844 performances. Hello, Dolly.

**SPEAKER_4** (4:39)
Bridge that gap, fellas.

**Wyatt Cox** (4:56)
Carol Channing. Hello, Dolly. Ending on Broadway on this date in 1970 In 1979, the Soviet Union seized control of Afghanistan and Bob Brack Carmel replaced the overthrown and executed leader, President Hapsullah Amin.

**SPEAKER_11** (5:14)
Such gross interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan is in blatant violation of accepted international rules of behavior.

**Wyatt Cox** (5:24)
President Carter not at all happy about the Soviet Union's actions on the state in 1979 In 1985, Palestinian guerrillas killed 18 people inside the airports of Rome, Italy and Vienna.

**SPEAKER_12** (5:39)
I do not believe, therefore, that the local commanders on the ground, men who have already suffered quite enough, should be punished for not fully comprehending the nature of today's terrorist threat. If there is to be blame, it properly rests here in this office and with this president. And I accept responsibility for the bad as well as the good.

**SPEAKER_5** (6:04)
This was a terrorist attack against many nationalities, many countries. As I've said before, we're all in this together. Unfortunately, again, there were Americans killed, but there were also innocent victims of other nationalities. And as I said, we can only deplore and condemn in the strongest terms this sort of cowardly criminal act.

**Wyatt Cox** (6:26)
Bombings across three nations by Palestinians on this date in 1985 In 1996, Taliban forces retook the strategic Bagram Air Base, which solidified their buffer zone around Kabul, Afghanistan. In 2001, the People's Republic of China granted permanent normal trade relations with the US. Passing away on this date in history, Hoagie Carmichael, great composer, also General Norman Schwarzkopf, bass basketball player and minister, Meadowlark Lemon, and actress Carrie Fisher. Born on this date in history, French scientist Louis Pasteur, actress and singer Marlene Adaitrich, the pianist Oscar Levant, from Good Times, John Amos, who passed away earlier this year at the age of 84, and pro wrestler Joni Lahr, better known as China, born on this date in history.

**Jeff Foxworthy** (7:23)
Hi, this is Jeff Foxworthy. It is now time for the birthday announcements. The following people are now officially older than dirt.

**Wyatt Cox** (7:31)
Actor Gerard Depardieu is 76 today.