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Sights & Sounds - Music & Memories
Take a nostalgia trip through the portals of the past across the landscape of memory.
It's more than a time capsule, it's a time machine!The sights and sounds of yesterday delivered on a DVD, the medium of tomorrow!
The year is 1941.The European war enters its third year and grows darker as Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union.The British Navy sinks the German battleship Bismarck.In America, Joe DiMaggio thrills baseball fans with an amazing hitting streak.The Mount Rushmore monument is completed.And as U.S. economic aid to Hitler's enemies increases, aviation hero Charles Lindbergh echoes the sentiments of many as he argues for neutrality.But the country awakens from its uneasy slumber on December 7 to learn of a Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S. Congress supports FDR's call to war.
Video chapter features an hour-long encapsulation of 1941's major stories told through original newsreel footage shot around the globe and narrated by such voices as Lowell Thomas and Ed Herlihy.Bonus video chapters features trailers from the top films of the year.
Audio chapter includes a selection of top song hits for 1941, along with radio newscasts and a radio drama - Buck Privates.
Interactive chapter includes awards, lists, data, miscellany and a special focus item - Mount Rushmore.
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