What did Buzz Aldrin do privately after landing on the Moon?
Shortly after landing, Buzz Aldrin quietly took communion inside the lunar module, which was kept off the public broadcast at the time.
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When was the first radio broadcast of voice and music?
Reginald Fessenden is credited with what is often called the first radio broadcast of voice and music, on Christmas Eve in 1906.
What was the first commercial radio station?
KDKA in Pittsburgh made the first commercial radio broadcast on November 2, 1920, reporting the presidential election results.
What were FDR's fireside chats?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt used radio broadcasts called fireside chats to speak directly to Americans during the Great Depression and WWII.
Did "The War of the Worlds" broadcast cause mass panic?
Orson Welles's 1938 radio drama "The War of the Worlds" reportedly caused mass panic, but historians now think the panic was greatly exaggerated by newspapers.
What is the longest-running radio broadcast in US history?
The Grand Ole Opry has been broadcasting since 1925, making it the longest-running radio broadcast in US history.