Archive for the 'Society' Category
Getting Ready For the Spring Offensive – May 13, 1951
• May 13, 2013 • 3 CommentsPosted in 1950's, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Commentators, Communist China, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Democrats, Disconnect, Disputes, Foreign Policy, Harry S. Truman, Korea, Mid-Century America, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, Post World War 2, Presidents, Radio, Red Scare, Republicans, Social Commentary, Society, Soviet Union, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Unreleased recordings, Veterans, Vintage Recordings, War, Week In History, World News
Tags: Capitol Hill, Douglas MacArthur, Harry Truman, Korea, Korean War, North Korea, Spring Offensive, White House
Pakistan At The Polls – 1950 – Today With Mrs. Roosevelt – Past Daily Reference Room
• May 10, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Uncategorized, History, Soviet Union, Iran, 1950's, Vintage Recordings, Broadcast Journalism, Elections, Post World War 2, Society, Eleanor Roosevelt, Pakistan, Communists, Communist China, India, Nehru, Commentators, Conflicts, Disputes, Harry S. Truman, Broadcasts, Past Daily Reference Room, Independence Movements, Social Commentary, The Press, The Fourth Estate, Border wars, Emerging Nations, Socialists, Unreleased recordings
Tags: China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Iran, Kashmir, Elections in Pakistan, Taliban
That Was The Week That Was – May 10, 1975
• May 10, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in 1970's, Boat People, Border wars, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Cambodia, Capitol Hill, Cities, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Day in history, Disconnect, Disputes, Holidays, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, President Ford, Presidents, Radio, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Thailand, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, Veterans, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, Violence, Week In History, World News
Tags: Cambodia, Ho Chi Minh City, Khmer Rouge, North Vietnam, Pol Pot, South Vietnam, United States, Vietnam
A Day Both Odd And Personalized – May 9, 1979
• May 9, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1970's, 1979, Americana, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Cities, Congress, Corporate America, Crime, Day in history, Disputes, economy, Energy Crisis, Environment, History, Jimmy Carter, Labor, Los Angeles, News reports, Newscast, Oil Companies, Past Daily, Pollution, Popular Culture, Quality of Life, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, Soviet Union, Uncategorized, Week In History
Tags: Automobile, Electronic Frontier Foundation, KNX, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, Southern California, Vanity plate, Vehicle registration plate
A Year After Toasts And Hugs; Suspicion – May 8, 1946
• May 8, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1940's, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Democrats, Disconnect, Disputes, Egypt, Emerging Nations, Gun violence, Harry S. Truman, History, Independence Movements, Iran, Labor, Mid-Century America, Middle East, News reports, Newscast, Northern Ireland, Past Daily, Police, Politics, Post World War 2, Poverty, Pro-Democracy, Protest Movements, Radio, Red Scare, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Solidarity, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Unions, United Nations, Veterans, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War, Week In History, World News, World War 2
Tags: Britain, British Army, Cold War, David Fleming, Frazier Hunt, Northern Ireland, United Nations, United States
And Then There Was Dien Bien Phu – May 7, 1954 – Past Daily Reference Room
• May 8, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in 1950's, Border wars, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Cambodia, Capitol Hill, Civil War, Cold War, Commentators, Communist China, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Eisenhower, Emerging Nations, Foreign Policy, Independence Movements, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Post World War 2, Red Scare, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Veterans, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War, World News
Tags: Dien Bien Phu, Domino Theory, Edward R. Murrow, France, Joe McCarthy, May 11th 1954, Red scare, Vietnam, World War II
When The Hunger Strike Goes Wrong – May 6, 1981
• May 6, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1981, Border wars, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Civil War, Cold War, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Crime, Day in history, Dictator, Foreign Policy, Gadaffi, Gun violence, Israel, Libya, Middle East, News reports, Newscast, Northern Ireland, Past Daily, Protest Movements, Quality of Life, Radio, Riots, Social Commentary, Society, Solidarity, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War, World News
Tags: Bobby Sands, Hunger strike, Jerry Brown, Libya, Maze, Northern Ireland, Sands, United States
Killing Season 1970 – Kent State – May 4, 1970
• May 4, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1970's, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Cambodia, Capitol Hill, Civil unrest, Commentators, Conflicts, Congress, Corruption, Counterculture, Crime, Day in history, Democracy, Disconnect, Disputes, Foreign Policy, Gun violence, History, News Bulletins, News reports, Newscast, Nixon, Non-Violence, Past Daily, Politics, Presidents, Protest Movements, Riots, Social Commentary, Society, Solidarity, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, Veterans, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War, Week In History, World News
Tags: Kent State shootings, Kent State University, National Guard of the United States, NBC Nightly News, Ohio, Ohio National Guard, Vietnam, Vietnam War
The Short Fuse Called Palestine – May 3, 1946
• May 3, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1940's, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Civil unrest, Civil War, Cold War, Commentators, Conflicts, Day in history, Disputes, Emerging Nations, Foreign Policy, Gaza Strip, Gun violence, Harry S. Truman, History, Independence Movements, Israel, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, Politics, Post World War 2, Protest Movements, Pundits, Quality of Life, Radio, Riots, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War, World News
Tags: Arab, Arab people, Government of the United Kingdom, Jews, London, Middle East, Palestine, United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
Having A Continent Despise You – Nixon In South America – May 16, 1958
• May 16, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1950's, Brazil, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Civil unrest, Civil War, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Corporate America, Corruption, Coup d'Etat, Crime, Day in history, Democracy, Dictator, Disconnect, Disputes, Eisenhower, Emerging Nations, Foreign Policy, History, Mid-Century America, Nixon, Past Daily, Politics, Protest Movements, Pundits, Radio, Red Scare, Riots, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings, Violence, Week In History, World News
Tags: CBS, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Foreign Policy, Nixon, Richard Nixon, South America, United States