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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Subscribing works wonders: Become a Patron! – Today With Mrs. Roosevelt – Feb. 26, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1950, just prior to the outbreak of the Korean War and during the steady boil of the Cold…
– Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain – Foreign Press Association Dinner – Dec. 13, 1938 With the Munich Crisis on hold and much of Europe breathing a sigh of relief, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain addressed a gather of the Foreign Press…
The Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal which started on November 20, 1945, continued this December 11th in 1945. As evidence continued to pile up, and revolting revelation after revolting revelation turned this investigation of War Crimes into a ghastly exposé of…
– News From Radio Berlin – News From EIAR, Rome – August 29, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the war of nerves intensified on this day in 1939, a last ditch effort at negotiations was still going…
– Schumann: Genoveva Overture – Hans Pfitzner Conducts The Munich Radio Symphony – Broadcast 1942 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – One of the reasons for this Sunday feature is, not only to shed light on seldom performed pieces of…
– May 26, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 26, 1978 – a memorable day, especially if you lived on the East Coast, around Atlantic City New Jersey. Because this was the day…
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…
News for this day was moving faster than it could be reported. With reports that the Allies had crossed The Rhine, that the 3rd Army was the latest, and that additional crossings were ready to go at any moment, news…
– ABC Overseas Assignment – Feb. 20, 1965 – One of those days full of intrigues from Southeast Asia. In this case, an attempted coup on the part of troops loyal to former Premier Diem (who was assassinated and overthrown…
Reconstruction In Postwar Europe – The Story Behind The Headlines – December 28, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the end of World War 2 going on some two years, the job of reconstruction; of building, repairing and…