– NBC News Of The World – March 12, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As Europe and the rest of the world slowly rebuilt from the ravages of World War 2, another war was brewing – this one between East and West. The Cold War. Former allies, now wary
With all the upbeat reports coming in on this December 5th in 1944, the worrisome part had to do with the goings on in Athens, Greece. Otherwise, reports of Gen. Patton’s 3rd Army were driving deep into the Saar, encountering heavy opposition in the process. But gains were being made.
CBS Radio – Sumner Welles – UN Address – Dec. 11, 1948 – With the Cold War unfolding, Independence movements springing up everywhere and disputes breaking out all around the Post-War World, it was a crucial period in U.S. history that a cohesive Foreign Policy was established, and even more
Subscribe? Become a Patron! – NBC Radio – News for March 21, 1947 – News for this first day of Spring in 1947 was about the situation in Salonika and economic crisis spreading throughout Europe, with Greece and Turkey in the grips of dramatic political and social upheavals. The Post-War
– The Editors – Live At Trojan Horse, The Hague, Netherlands – October 6, 2015 – VPRO/3VOORFM – Switching gears this week for things more contemporary. This morning it’s The Editors, the hugely successful and critically acclaimed Indie band from the UK, who have had a busy year in 2015
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– CBS News – June 8, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day in 1978 was an interesting one if you lived in California. The Jarvis-Gann Initiative, or Prop 13 was passed by a landslide vote in the off-year elections. The tax initiative, which froze property taxes and
– Our Foreign Policy – The Marshall Plan – September 6, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The news on this day in September of 1947 found the world . . .pretty much as usual, sliding into a state of chaos. The chaos this time had to do with
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”14928″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”June 3, 1967 – ABC News Around The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Summer of 1967, though it was touted as The Summer Of Love, was anything but for this June 3rd. Rioting had broken out in the Roxbury suburb of Boston, with
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”12595″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 12, 1964 – ABC News – WXYZ, Detroit – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Contrary to popular belief that the world changed in 1964, based on the happenings on The Ed Sullivan Show a few days earlier, it was the business-as-usual for the rest
