General Dwight D. Eisenhower D-Day message AUDIO

Eisenhower D-Day message QuickTime 4.3 mb

Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon a great crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers in arms on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.

Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened, he will fight savagely.

But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man to man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground.

Our home fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to victory!

I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory!

Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessings of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.

-- Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Producer: The United States Army
Keywords: General Dwight D. Eisenhower; D-Day
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Call to the Post First Call AUDIO

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Bugle Call Call to the Post, First call: Sound as a warning that personnel will prepare to assemble for a formation. Call to the Post, it is a signal that all mounts should be at the starting gate because the race is about to begin. At a U.S. military installation it is a pre-reveille "courtesy" signal.

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Keywords: Call to the Post; First Call; Bugle Call
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Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata AUDIO

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Because of its large size, blue coloration and crest the Blue Jay is quite distinctive. Steller's Jay has dark underparts. Other jays lack a crest and have different markings.



* Length: 10 inches
* Black sturdy bill
* Blue crest and upperparts
* Black eyeline and breastband
* Grayish-white throat and underparts
* Bright blue wings with black bars and white patches
* Long blue tail with black bars and white corners
* Dark legs
* Migrates during the day in small flocks

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Keywords: Blue jay; Cyanocitta cristata
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Turkey in the Straw AUDIO

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Turkey in the Straw is an American folk song dating from the early 19th century. The tune was popularized in the late 1820s and early 1830s by blackface performers, notably George Washington Dixon, Bob Farrell and George Nichols. Another song, "Zip Coon", was sung to the same tune. This version was published between 1829 and 1834 in either New York or Baltimore. All of the above performers claimed to have written the song, and the dispute is not resolved.

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Keywords: United States Air Force Band; Traditional. blackface; American folk song
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Loons Calling AUDIO

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The above sound clips are public domain and may be used without prior permission. If possible, please credit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.



The loons or divers are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia. All living species of loons are members of one genus, Gavia, family, Gaviidae, and order Gaviiformes.

The North American name loon comes from the bird's yodelling cry.

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Keywords: Loons calling
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Jesus is a Rock in a Weary Land (Song) AUDIO

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Voices From the Days of Slavery [Rights and Reproductions] The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17 U.S.C.) or any other restrictions on the materials in Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories.



Notes: Although the interview was placed in "Frederica", Georgia, it appears that it actually took place at Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia. Interviewed by John Lomax, Zora Neale Hurston and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle, Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia, June 1935.

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Keywords: Jesus ; Slaves; Slavery; Folk Culture
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Once Upon a Honeymoon VIDEO

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Musical made to promote color telephones as a decorator accessory in the home.

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Producer: Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
Sponsor: American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (AT&T), Bell System
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Keywords: Communication: Telephone; Consumerism; Houses and homes
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Yankee Doodle

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Yankee Doodle is a British song the origin of which dates back to the Seven Years' War. The earliest known version of the lyrics comes from 1755 or 1758. It has been widely adopted in the United States and is often sung patriotically today. It is the state anthem of Connecticut.



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Author: Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
Keywords: Fife and Drum; Old Guard; Continental Army, Yankee Doodle
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Drum Cadence AUDIO

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Drum Cadence: A work played exclusively by the percussion section of a modern marching band, descended from early military marches, primarily as a purposefully emphasized means of providing a beat to marchers.



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Keywords: Drum Cadence; 82nd Airborne Division
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The Washington Post March AUDIO

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The Washington Post march was composed by John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) in 1889.

In 1889 the Washington Post newspaper requested the leader of the Marine Band to compose a march for the newspaper's essay contest awards ceremony. Sousa obliged, it was first performed on June 15, 1889 and was an instant hit.



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Artist/Composer: 82nd Airborne Division Band
Keywords: Washington Post March; John Philip Sousa
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Garry Owen (7th Cavalry) AUDIO

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Author: 82nd Airborne Division. Keywords: Garry Owen; Garryowen; 7th Cavalry; General George Armstrong Custer. Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Garryowen (Cavalry Song) AUDIO

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Garry Owen “Garryowen" (Cavalry Song) Recorded by the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band

The origins of Garryowen began in the late eighteenth century, when it was a drinking song in Limerick. It obtained popularity in the British Army through the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, who were garrisoned in Limerick and was played throughout the Napoleonic War, becoming the regimental march of the 18th Foot.



It became the marching tune for the US 7th Cavalry Regiment during the late 1800s. The tune was a favorite of General George Armstrong Custer and became the official air of the Regiment in 1867. According to legend it was the last tune played before the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

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Author: USAF Heritage of America Band
Keywords: Garryowen; 7th Cavalry; General George Armstrong Custer
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Heavyweight Championship Boxing VIDEO

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International contest for the heavyweight championship--Squires vs. Burns, Ocean View, Cal., July 4th, 1907 / Miles Brothers.

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CREATED, PUBLISHED: United States : Miles Brothers, 1907. SUMMARY: This is an actual film of the heavyweight championship prize fight. The fight was labeled the shortest and fiercest prize fight on record up to that time.

NOTES: Copyright: Miles Brothers; 18Jul07; H96711. Cameraman, Herbert J. Miles [?]. Cameraman credit from Niver's, Early motion pictures, p. 161. Duration: 2:40 at 18 fps. Filmed July 4, 1907 in Ocean View, California.

Source used: Niver, Kemp R., Early motion pictures, 1985. Received: ca. 1991 from LC lab; ref prints, dupe negs, and arch pos; preservation; Paper Print Collection.

REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. DIGITAL ID: awal 2979 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/awal.2979.

Producer: Thomas Alva Edison
Keywords: Heavyweight Championship Boxing; Library of Congress
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The Boys of Bluehill Fife and Drum AUDIO

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The music performed by the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is representative of the music that was performed by Field Musicians of the Continental Army. The Corps' repertoire is taken from field manuals, popular music books, and baroque and renaissance music dating prior to 1820.



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Author: Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
Keywords: Fife and Drum; Old Guard; Continental Army
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