To: ppaul
The opening four notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, because of their resemblance to the morse code signal for the letter V, were used in Second World War radio broadcasts to occupied Europe to signify "V for victory."
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03/21/2003 11:18:59 AM PST by
Gamblor
To: Gamblor
That's very interesting - thanks for the piece of history!
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