March 10, 1922: Radio reached 1,000,000 sets in use!

March 10, 1922: "Radio Sweeping Country 1,000,000 Sets in Use." becomes a cover headline in Variety magazines

Variety was found in 1905 by Sime Silverman as weekly magazine which covered entertainment business. As the grow of motion-picture industry, Variety changed into Daily Variety from 1933.

Following the grow of commercial radio programs since 1921, In 1922 the radio became the most popular entertainment. Radio transceiver at that time became the top-selling products in the US. Radio sales at that time reached 1,000,000 units, a figure that is fantastic at the time were given the US had just emerged from the crisis that occurred in 1921.

As the entertainment business magazine, Variety then picked up the news became the cover headlines.

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1946 Great Crepitation Fart Contest

Not for the faint of heart, here is the remarkable 1946 Crepitation (Fart) Contest (part of the 1946 News Broadcasts Collection ). You'll enjoy the fart-off between champion Englishman Lord Windsmear, and challenger, Australian Paul Boomer who had stowed aboard a cabbage freighter. The hilarious comedy recording was apparently created a spoof by two Canadian radio sportscasters in 1946, but this 15 minute recording definitely has some gems in it. Apparently they made several copies, but it was not for distribution. The recording was copied again and again on disc and reel to reel tape. It was distributed underground and played in dark rooms and back alleys around the world. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element This recording is available with many other delightful treats on Random Rarities #7 available on MP3 CD , Audio CD , and instant download .

February 10: Happy Birthday, Jimmy Durante

February 10: Happy Birthday, Jimmy Durante Actor, personality, voice-over expert and owner of a famous "schnozzola," Jimmy Durante was born on this day in 1893. Jimmy's calling card was his raspy, urbane voice. He hosted the Durante-Moore Show with partner Garry Moore and went solo with The Jimmy Durante Show in 1947. "Dat's my boy dat said dat!" was a catchphrase on the first iteration of the program. Like many shows of the era, The Jimmy Durante Show featured comedy and music. Do you remember guest appearances by: Lucille Ball , Victor Moore, Bing Crosby , and Al Jolson ? After his radio career, Durante voiced the Narrator of the 1969 cartoon special "Frosty the Snowman." He died in Santa Monica on Jan. 29, 1980.

October 14, 1906 Benita Hume was born

On this day in 1906, Benita Hume was born.

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