Archive for the 'Veterans' Category
Day Of Recovery, Broken Ceasefires And A Spotted Owl – May 14, 1992
• May 14, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1990s, Bosnia, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Cities, Civil Rights, Civil unrest, Civil War, Conflicts, Congress, Corruption, Day in history, Deregulation, Disasters, Disconnect, Disputes, economy, Environment, Gun violence, Holidays, Libya, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, Racial unrest, Radio, Riots, Terrorism, U.S. Intervention, United Nations, Unreleased recordings, Veterans, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War Crimes, World News
Tags: California, Capitol Hill, Libya, Los Angeles, Owl, San Francisco, Serbia, Tripoli
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 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
Killing Season 1970 – Kent State – May 4, 1970
• May 4, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Uncategorized, History, Presidents, Day in history, Vintage Recordings, U.S. Intervention, 1970's, Vietnam War, Broadcast Journalism, Protest Movements, Democracy, Congress, Capitol Hill, Nixon, Counterculture, Society, News reports, World News, Commentators, Conflicts, War, Disputes, Veterans, Politics, Riots, Gun violence, Violence, Broadcasts, Week In History, Newscast, Social Commentary, The Press, The Fourth Estate, Crime, News Bulletins, Solidarity, Corruption, Cambodia, Civil unrest, Disconnect, Non-Violence, Past Daily, Foreign Policy
Tags: Vietnam, Vietnam War, NBC Nightly News, Kent State University, Ohio, Ohio National Guard, National Guard of the United States, Kent State shootings
Who Am I? What Am I Doing? Where Am I Going? – The American Scene: 1971 – Past Daily Reference Room
• March 28, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1970's, Americana, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Cambodia, Capitol Hill, Cities, Civil Rights, Civil unrest, Civil War, Cold War, Commentators, Communist China, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Corporate America, Corruption, Counterculture, Crime, Democracy, Deregulation, Disasters, Disconnect, Disputes, economy, Education, Energy Crisis, Environment, Foreign Policy, Generation Gap, Gun violence, History, Immigration, Interviews, Mid-Century America, Middle Class, Middle East, New Technology, Nixon, Past Daily Reference Room, Pollution, Popular Culture, Poverty, Presidents, Protest Movements, Pundits, Quality of Life, Racial unrest, Radio, Religion, Republicans, Riots, Social Commentary, Society, Soviet Union, Uncategorized, Unreleased recordings, Veterans, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War, Women
Tags: Cambodia, Great Comet, Kent State University, NBC Radio, United States, Vietnam, Watergate, Watergate scandal
“Brilliant Mind – Nasty Person” – March 4, 1950
• March 4, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1950's, American Labor Movement, Americana, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Commentators, Communist China, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Conventions, Corruption, Day in history, Democracy, Democrats, Disconnect, Disputes, economy, Education, Elections, Emerging Nations, Foreign Policy, Harry S. Truman, Henry Wallace, History, Labor, Mc Carthy era, Mid-Century America, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, Politics, Popular Culture, Post World War 2, Presidents, Protest Movements, Quality of Life, Radio, Red Scare, Scandals, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Unions, Unreleased recordings, Veterans, Vintage Recordings, War, Week In History, White Collar Crime, World News
Tags: coldwar, England, Henry Wallace, John L. Lewis, Klaus Fuchs, Norman Thomas, Rebecca West, Walter Reuther
The Pessimism That Was 1966 – Past Daily Reference Room.
• January 6, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1960's, Americana, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Civil Rights, Civil unrest, Cold War, Commentators, Communist China, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Corruption, Counterculture, Coup d'Etat, Democracy, Democrats, Desegregation, Disconnect, Disputes, Documentaries, History, Mid-Century America, Middle Class, News reports, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Presidents, Protest Movements, Quality of Life, Racial unrest, Radio, Republicans, Riots, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, Veterans, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War, Weekend Talkshows Past, World News, Year-end, Year-end Review
Tags: 1966, CBS Radio, Charles Collingwood, December, Eric Sevareid, Mike Wallace, Roger Mudd, Vietnam War, Walter Cronkite
1968: Year Of Revolution – Past Daily Reference Room: Through A Glass Darkly Edition.
• December 26, 2012 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1960's, 1968, 60's Radicals, Astronauts, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Cities, Civil Rights, Civil unrest, Civil War, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Conventions, Corruption, Counterculture, Coup d'Etat, Crime, Day in history, Democracy, Democrats, Desegregation, Dictator, Disconnect, Disputes, Documentaries, Dr. Martin Luther King, Education, Elections, Emerging Nations, Generation Gap, Gun violence, Independence Movements, Mid-Century America, Middle Class, News reports, Nixon, Non-Violence, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Police, Politics, Popular Culture, Poverty, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Pro-Democracy, Protest Movements, Psychedelia, Quality of Life, Racial unrest, Radio, Republicans, Riots, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, Spaceflight, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, United Nations, Veterans, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, Violence, World News, Year-end Review
Tags: 1968, Audio Player, Christmas, December 1968, Earth, France, Holiday, Moon, NBC, NBC Radio, Paris, Politics, Protest, Protest Movements, Strikes, Year-end, Year-end Review
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