Category Pro-Democracy

March 10, 1990

March 10, 1990 – A Lithuanian Breakup – Former Soviet Republics And Dismantling The Eastern Bloc.

– March 10, 1990 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 10, 1990 – The continuing and developing story of the breakaway Soviet republics got its latest chapter in the form of Lithuania, whose Parliament…

HUAC Hearings - 1947

November 2, 1947 – HUAC – Impugning Morals, Tarnishing Names – Hollywood Goes To A Witch Hunt –

– The Story Behind The Headlines – November 2, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Described variously as A Sinister Circus Atmosphere, the House Un-American Activities Committee got underway in Washington. Set out to prove allegations that Hollywood was…

Bucharest -1990

Waving Sticks And Rubber Hoses In Bucharest – June 15, 1990

  [laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”21793″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”June 15, 1990 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] CBS World News Roundup – June 15, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Another busy day in history; June 15,…

April 22, 1939 – Dedicating Freedom Of The Press – New York World’s Fair –

WOR-Mutual – Dedication of Freedom Of The Press Statue – New York World’s Fair – April 22, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It would only seem natural, with all the saber rattling and threats from Fascist dictators in 1939,…

Gorbachev

March 31, 1990 – The View From Vilnius – Gorbachev And The Break-Away Republics.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”20438″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 31, 1990 – CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for this last day of March in 1990 had much to do with the rapidly-becoming-former Soviet Union. March 1990 was Lithuania’s…

Africa in 1964

March 26, 1961 – Soapy Goes To Africa – Fact-Finding In A Region Roiling In Conflict.

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Jan Masaryk

March 10, 1948 – The Death Of Masaryk – Britain’s Economic Downturn – Butter Vs. Margarine.

News for this March 10th in 1948 had much to do with a flood of reports from Prague saying that non-Communist Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk had been found dead from an apparent suicide hours earlier. But even while reports were…

Emel - in session - RFI, Paris

Emel – In Session From Paris – 2020 – Past Daily Soundbooth – Rock Without Borders Edition –

Emel (Mathlouthi) in session for Club Side – Radio France International – December 30, 2020 – RFI, Paris – A short, but profound set from Tunisian/French singer/songwriter Emel, whose full name is Emel Mathlouthi. She is is best known for…

Bucharest, Romania - flashpoint

Revolution In Romania – Toppling A Dictator – December, 1989 -January 1990 – Past Daily Reference Room.

Radio Bucharest – December 24, 1989 – January 1, 1990 – Shortwave Radio Archive Collection – The Romanian Revolution (Romanian: Revoluția Română) was a period of civil unrest in Romania during December 1989 as a part of the Revolutions of…

December 15, 1981 – The Official Press Says Poland Is Calm –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”18545″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”December 15, 1981 – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A world of unease, this December 15th in 1981. Starting with news of a purported calm descending over Poland in wake of…