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06

Today in Smithsonian History: January 6, 1979

Rehearsal of one of 'The World Is Yours' radio programs at the NBC studios in New York City. This series was a depression era project at the Smithsonian created in conjunction with the Works Progress Administration and the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Education, 1936-1942

Rehearsal of one of ‘The World Is Yours’ radio programs at the NBC studios in New York City. This series was a depression era project at the Smithsonian created in conjunction with the Works Progress Administration and the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Education, 1936-1942

January 6, 1979 “The Smithsonian Galaxy,” a weekly series of 2 1/2-minute radio features, begins broadcasting on 202 radio stations in 44 states, as well as the Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Australia, Germany and Canada.

 

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