Ronald Reagan - then a liberal Democrat - campaigns on the radio for President Truman in 1948. He also supports Hubert Humphrey for Senator from Minnesota and opposes the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 which had been passed by the Republican congress over Truman's veto.
Later Monty Python members John Cleese and Graham Chapman together with Marty Feldman and Tim Brooke-Taylor in a sketch from the "At Last The 1948 Show". In my opinion it's one of John Cleese' best performances.
excerpt#1 from the movie "Killer Diller"(1948).
In this excerpt, see the great 25 years old Nat King Cole & his Trio. Nice and smooth, always cool as he never take a look at his fingers while playing and singing. Classy !
"Killer Diller",About 70 minutes of astonishing and extremely talented jazz musicians, tappers and vaudeville comedians playing live...
-Communistic coup d'état, Czechoslovakia, February 1948
-Political processes 50. years
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-Komunisticky prevrat, Ceskoslovensko, unor 1948
-Politicke procesy 50. let
The video contains pictures of different Palestinian cities during the 1920's and 1930's, before the creation of the state of israel by the zionists in 1948.
From "At Last The 1948 Show," a show starring some familiar faces that would later show up in Monty Python. This is one of my favorite sketches from the series.
Fun and Facts About America, John Sutherland Productions. Creative Commons license: Public Domain. This Cold War-era cartoon uses humor to tout the dangers of Communism and the benefits of capitalism. For more great vintage animation check out www.animationstation .info and subscribe to our podcast.
Satch coming into the game as a relief pitcher. Hall of Fame player. "Don't look back, something may be gaining on you." Began his career in the Negro Baseball leagues. He was perhaps in his 40s when he was allowed into the white major leagues. His autobiography is a fascinating read.
A tribute to Roger Williamson and David Purley, Roger lost the control of his car and it began to burn. But Purley stoped his car and tryed to save Roger's life while the Marshalls were watching the fire. Roger Williamson Was killed by the fire in 1973 in the Dutch GP .