"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– ABC Radio News for January 17, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this day in 1994 there was no doubt, a lot going on in the rest of the world. But for around 9 million people living…
– Y2K Reports – CBS World News Roundup – December 29, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Y2K and the coming catastrophe . . .so they said. That’s was what everyone was thinking about on this December 29th in…
On this day in 1944 it was the third anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the event that got the U.S. involved in World War 2. So on December 7, 1944 war was raging on all fronts, along with…
KFBK Coverage of San Francisco Earthquake – October 17, 1989 – KFBK Radio – Unless you’ve experienced one, describing an Earthquake and living through it are two different things. And no amount of description can quite match the sensation of…
NBC Radio News Of The World – September 26, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the casualty count continued to rise during the ongoing battle at Con Thien, this September 26th in 1967, the ever-widening gap of opinions…
– Second Sunday – The American Scene – A Re- Assessment – 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since it’s a holiday weekend I just had to put up another documentary – 1971 seems apropos and what we were…
May 25, 1939 – Rescued Sailors of The USS Squalus – Statements to the Press – Mutual – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 25, 1939 – After nerve-wracking hours spent trying to reach the surviving sailors trapped on the…
May 24, 1939 – Report on rescue attempt of the USS Squalus – Mutual – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 24, 1939 – News for this day was about a nation holding its breath and casting its attention to…
Become a Patron! For all intents and purposes, it was a risky attempt from the get-go. On this April 25th, 1980 an attempt to rescue the 53 American hostages, held at the American Embassy in Tehran took place. Admittedly, it…
– March 30, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 30, 1979 – news from Pennsylvania around the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant was drawing concern. First reported as a minor incident-quickly taken-care-of,…