From the Audiobook CD - Limited ed. ; Collector's set
Famous headlines & sports: D-Day ; President Roosevelt's death ; A B-25 bomber plunges into the top floors of the Empire State Building and so many more headlines of the 1940's ; Jackie Robinson ; Babe Ruth's farewell ; Joe Louis and Joe DiMaggio
Lifestyles & entertainment: Ads, fads and fashions ; Entertainment highlights of the 40's including music, movies, TV and radio
The American political scene: Roosevelt seeks third term ; Wendell Wilke and Harry S. Truman
The hits of the decade: Stompin' at the Savoy / Benny Goodman ; Satin doll / Duke Ellington and his famous Orchestra ; Pennsylvania 6-5000 / Glenn Miller and his Orchestra ; Careless hands / Mel Torme ; Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive / Johnny Mercer ; Twelfth Street rag / Pee Wee Hunt and his Orchestra ; Dream / Pied Pipers ; Straighten up and fly right / Nat King Cole ; Mañana (is soon enough for me) / Peggy Lee ; I've heard that song before / Harry James & his Music Makers, vocal by Helen Forrest.
