May 10th 1971-August 30th, 1971 (ABC)
Mel Torme hosted this nostalgic look at selected years from the twentieth century. Each week a different year was highlighted thru remembrances and song.
This week: 1941. Films include Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt's "Date That Will Live In Infamy" speech; the Battle Of Britain ; arms production in the US; Japanese-American internment camps; civil air defense training sessions; and stars such as Abbott and Costello selling war bonds.On a lighter note, Agnes Moorehead reminiscences about Orson Welles and her part in "Citizen Kane," and boxing champ Joe Louis is seen in training.
Host: Mel Torme.