News for this day in 1999 had a lot to do with a Columbine High School-type plot uncovered in Cleveland, where a group of High School students were planning on staging a mass killing spree around the upcoming holidays. Arrests were made and expressions of shock were registered. Today also
– NPR News – September 5, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this September 5th the world is holding it’s collective breath. On September 5th in 1995 the world was looking at the situation in the region formerly known as Yugoslavia and that nightmare the ensued after the
– CBS Radio – Face The Nation + Hourly News – August 21, 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A day of stark contrasts from opposite sides of the world, this August 21st in 1983. At home, attention was on Capitol Hill and the current set of negotiations on
Amid growing resentment over U.S, domination of the Panama Canal, rioting had broken out in the Canal Zone. Stemmed largely from an incident over flag raising by students at a nearby university, it begged a bigger question; how long was the U.S. going to occupy the Canal Zone? Some fifty
– James Taylor – In Concert at The Jabberwocky, Syracuse New York – February 6, 1970 – WAER-FM – An end-of-week change of pace. Early James Taylor this morning. Right at the time of the release of his second album, Sweet Baby James, and the avalanche of critical and audience
Busy day in the world, this 2nd of October in 1985. The Middle East factored in, with reports that the body of a missing Soviet diplomat was discovered in Beirut, and additional reports disclosed the discovery of a second missing diplomat was found behind the Soviet Embassy. And if that
– Voices and Events for week ending September 10, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A week where the vagaries of Human Nature went haywire, this Septmeber 10th in 1949. Starting with news of a deadly mass shooting in Camden New Jersey. The lone gunman, Howard Unruh, claiming people
– CBS News Netalert bulletin – Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia – August 20, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Further evidence that August is a month for upheavals. On the 20th of August in 1968, during the early morning hours, residents in Prague and outlying areas were awakened to
Not so much a cause for alarm, an ominous glimpse of things to come or a cautionary tale, but rather a historic example of how things go wrong and protests escalate as the result. This May 6th in 1981 had much to do with the death of IRA Hunger Striker
A little support goes a long way: – NBC – Roe v. Wade report – Jan. 22, 1973 – Fifty-one years ago today, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that made a Woman’s right whether or not to choose to have an Abortion a legal right. Prior to this
