On September 4, 1951, the first ever transcontinental television broadcast was made. People tuned in from around the country and world to listen to an important speech from President Harry S. Truman. What was the subject of his speech? What else was being reported in newspapers on the same day?

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SOURCES

“1950 United States Federal Census (Grigsby/Grisby Family).” Ancestry.com. Accessed April 10, 2023. https://www.ancestry.com.

“2 Children Kidnaped (Sic) by Deranged Neighbor; Lives Feared in Danger.” The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), September 2, 1951.

“Advertisement: A. C. Miller Polio Insurance (Page 3).” The Wagoner Tribune (Wagoner, Oklahoma), September 4, 1951.

Associated Press. “Cast-off Proofs Now Worth $10,000.” The Staunton News-Leader (Staunton, Virginia), September 4, 1951.

Associated Press. “Louis Adamic Shot to Death, Body Found in Burned House.” The Evening Star (Washington D. C. ), September 4, 1951.

Fox, Joseph A. “Truman to Call on Free World to Back Treaty.” The Evening Star (Washington D. C.), September 4, 1951.

“Jude Releases Kidnaper (Sic) 'Only Technically' Guilty.” Chester Times (Chester, Pennsylvania), November 30, 1951.

“Kidnap Suspect Who Took Two Neighboring Children Out of State Held Without Bail.” The Chester Times (Chester, Pennsylvania), September 12, 1951.

“Kidnaped Children, Suspect Enroute Home (Sic).” The Chester Times (Chester, Pennsylvania), September 4, 1951.

“'Kidnaper' (Sic) of 2 Children Sent to Mental Hospital.” The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), October 2, 1951.

“Lewis Carroll - Books, Quotes & Poems - Biography.” Accessed April 10, 2023. https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/lewis-carroll.

“List of Most Watched Television Broadcasts in the United States.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, March 22, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_watched_television_broadcasts_in_the_United_States.

“Louis Adamic.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, March 14, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Adamic.

“Madera Tribune, Volume 60, Number 131, 5 September 1951.” Madera Tribune 5 September 1951 - California Digital Newspaper Collection. Accessed April 10, 2023. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19510905.2.72&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------.

“No Defense Offered in Kidnap Case.” The Chester Times (Chester, Pennsylvania), October 1, 1951.

“President Truman Makes First Transcontinental Television Broadcast.” History.com. A&E Television Networks. Accessed April 10, 2023. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-truman-makes-first-transcontinental-television-broadcast.

“President Truman Makes the First Transcontinental Television Broadcast.” President Truman Makes the First Transcontinental Television Broadcast : History of Information. Accessed April 10, 2023. https://historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=4672.

United Press. “Writer Found Shot to Death, Circled By Fire.” The Wichita Beacon (Wichita, Kansas), September 4, 1951.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.