He marked the moment carefully, carving out a sort of mental souvenir, for instinctively he knew how much his life would be changed by what was happening in Hawaii. Nearly every American alive at the time can describe how he first heard the news. Others learned in other ways, but no matter how they learned, it was a day they would never forget. The anthem had already been played at the start of the concert, but the audience had merely hummed along.
Then he called for The Star-Spangled Banner. The concertgoers themselves learned still later when announcer Warren Sweeney told them at the end of the performance. Artur Rodzinski’s musicians were just about to start Shostakovich’s Symphony Number 1 when CBS repeated an earlier bulletin announcing the attack. WOR interrupted with the first flash: the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor.Īnother part of America learned half an hour later, while tuning in the New York Philharmonic concert at Carnegie Hall. Ward Cuff had just returned a Brooklyn kickoff to the 27-yard line when at 2:26 P.M. One part of America learned while listening to the broadcast of the Dodger-Giant football game at the Polo Grounds in New York.
CHAPTER IV You’d Be Surprised What Goes On Around Here.ĬHAPTER VI Joe, This One Is for the Tourist!ĬHAPTER VII I Didn’t Even Know They Were Sore at UsĬHAPTER VIII I Can’t Keep Throwing Things At ThemĬHAPTER X I Want Three Volunteers: You, You, and YouĬHAPTER XI Chief, My Mother and Dad Gave Me This SwordĬHAPTER XII We’re Leaving Now - Explode Gloriously!
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