[Homer_J_Simpson]

Today’s sound bites are from BBC coverage of the Allied operation to cross the Rhine. The first two are from Richard Dimbleby and the second two are from W.V. Thomas.

Aboard a glider-towing aircraft (1:11)

Recounting the glider operation (3:43)

Waiting to cross by Buffalo (2:12)

During the crossing (1:22)

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Billboard Top Ten for the Week of March 24, 1945

#1 - “Rum and Coca-Cola” - Andrews Sisters
#2 - “My Dreams are Getting Better All the Time” - Les Brown, with Doris Day
#3 - “Candy” - Johnny Mercer, with Jo Stafford and the Pied Pipers
#4 – “My Dreams are Getting Better All the Time” - Phil Moore Four
#5 - “I’m Beginning to See the Light” - Harry James, with Kitty Kallen
#6 - “A Little on the Lonely Side” - Frankie Carle, with Paul Allen
#7 – “Accentuate the Positive” - Johnny Mercer, with Pied Pipers
#8 – “Accentuate the Positive” – Bing Crosby, with the Andrews Sisters
#9 - “Dream” - Pied Pipers
#10 - “I’m Beginning to See the Light” - Duke Ellington, with Joya Sherrill