In this annual installment of the popular Time Capsule series, historian Barry Bradford transports audiences back to 1926— the roaring heart of the Jazz Age.

It was a year of glamour and growth — but also of breakthroughs and storms.

In 1926:

• Robert Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket, quietly opening the door to the Space Age.
• Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel, stunning the world and returning home to a ticker-tape parade.
• The devastating Great Miami Hurricane exposed the fragility of Florida’s booming real estate market.
• Henry Ford helped reshape American labor by instituting the 40-hour work week.

Meanwhile:

• Queen Elizabeth II, Marilyn Monroe, and Dick Van Dyke were born.

• America lost Harry Houdini, Annie Oakley, and Robert Todd Lincoln.
• George Gershwin was composing music that would define American sound.
• The Chicago American Giants of the Negro Leagues won a dramatic World Series championship.

Through news headlines, sports, music, film, and cultural milestones, this richly illustrated multimedia program brings 1926 to life — and places it in context.

What did Americans believe about their future? How much did consumer items cost? What signs of change were already there?

Step inside the Time Capsule and experience 1926 as if you were there.

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Baseball’s color barrier was broken when Jackie Robinson came to bat for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Even if you’re not a baseball fan, you need to recognize this is the first step of the modern civil rights era. Put another way, when Jackie Robinson dared to break the color barrier, Martin Luther King was just 18 years old!

Israel became an independent nation in 1947, transforming the world in ways that reverberate today. President Harry Truman announced “The Truman Doctrine” and the cold war unofficially began.

And if that’s not enough news for you, consider that a strange incident happened in Roswell, New Mexico, did some people believe was the crash landing have an alien spaceship!

Hillary Clinton, OJ Simpson, Stephen King, and Elton John were born, while Henry Ford and Al Capone died

This fascinating multimedia time capsule will explore the most popular sports figures, music, and movies in America and the beginning of television, the cost of everyday items and so much more!

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Baseball’s color barrier was broken when Jackie Robinson came to bat for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Even if you’re not a baseball fan, you need to recognize this is the first step of the modern civil rights era. Put another way, when Jackie Robinson dared to break the color barrier, Martin Luther King was just 18 years old!

Israel became an independent nation in 1947, transforming the world in ways that reverberate today. President Harry Truman announced “The Truman Doctrine” and the cold war unofficially began.

And if that’s not enough news for you, consider that a strange incident happened in Roswell, New Mexico, did some people believe was the crash landing of an alien spaceship!

Hillary Clinton, OJ Simpson, Stephen King, and Elton John were born, while Henry Ford and ‘Scarface Al Capone’ died

This fascinating multimedia time capsule will explore the most popular sports figures, music, and movies in America and the beginning of television, the cost of everyday items and so much more!

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I ask for a voluntary donation of $5.00. If you cannot afford it or feel my programs are not worth $5.00, you are invited to come for free; I am struggling but supporting a family, so I understand with compassion living on a tight budget!

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Barry Bradford

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Deerfield, IL 60015

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We will look at famous people who were born in 1947, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hillary Clinton, Elton John, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. We will also look at famous people who left us during 1947, including Al Capone, Henry Ford, and Frances Cleveland. 

You’ll be fascinated by the amazing news stories of 1947, the great inventions of that year the top movies and radio shows and so much more.

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We will look at famous people who were born in 1947, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hillary Clinton, Elton John, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. We will also look at famous people who left us during 1947, including Al Capone, Henry Ford, and Frances Cleveland. 

You’ll be fascinated by the amazing news stories of 1947, the great inventions of that year the top movies and radio shows and so much more.

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