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Why did the BBC play the opening bars of Beethoven's fifth symphony in all of its broadcasts to Europe during World War 2?
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Because the opening four notes of Beethoven's 5th are the same as the Morse Code for the letter 'V' (dot, dot, dot, dash), V for Victory.
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