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United Nations: Laying The Groundwork – San Francisco Conference Opens – April 25, 1945

The opening day of the United Nations Conference in San Francisco, this April 25th in 1945. Within days of the death of FDR and within days before the eventual collapse of  Nazi Germany, the United Nations was formed out of…

May 23, 1945 – In The Middle Of Festivities, Resignation – Churchill To Step Down.

– NBC News Of The World – May 23, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this May 23rd 1945 had much to do with the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the call for Parliamentary…

April 28, 1945 – Jumping The Gun On VE Day

As news poured in on a daily basis regarding sweeping advances and the almost total destruction of Berlin and the German Army, it was only natural that news and rumors of surrender would begin to surface, this day in 1945.…

May 13, 1951 – War In Korea – Getting Ready For the Spring Offensive –

Voices And Events – News-for-week-ending-may-13th-1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another week of war, this week ending on May 13th in 1951. The war this time was Korea and UN troops were preparing for what they believed was a second…

Henry Wallace

April 14, 1947 – The Trouble With Henry – The Trouble With Labor – The Trouble With Spring.

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Paris Riots - 1947

December 4, 1947 – For Paris: Another Day, Another Round Of Billy Clubs – For The Middle East: Another Unholy Day In The Holy Land.

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War in Korea - 1951

October 15, 1951 – War In Korea – “We Don’t Have Magic Weapons To Win Wars Quickly”

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”10599″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 15, 1951 – Edward R. Murrow And The News – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] October 15, 1951 – A busy news day. A war in Korea and from Capitol Hill,…