Taking a world view for this April 17th in 1998, via The BBC World Service Newsdesk program. News of Russian President Boris Yeltsin making a second try at getting Parliament approval for his Prime Minister pick of Sergei Kiriyenko. He threatened to dissolve Parliament if it didn’t happen this time.
– NPR News – All Things Considered – April 16, 1997 – National Public Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection An alternately scandalous and hopeful day, this April 16th in 1997. Starting with news that Republican Congressman Dan Burton, Chairman of the House Investigation into Democratic Fundraising practices, wound
– Bantu Light Music – South African Broadcasting Co. circa 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since we’ve been focusing on South Africa these past few weeks, I ran across this set of transcription discs from Radio South Africa, recorded in the early 1960s and available via their Overseas
– CBS Hourly News – December 10, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News regarding the continuing odyssey of Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov and the tribulations and drama surrounding him. On this December 10th in 1981 it was news from Sakharov’s daughter-in-law Liza Alexeyeva, who said the KGB summoned
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”27013″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 27, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] April 27, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 27, 1994 – the day all of South Africa went to the polls in the first
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”13618″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 9, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] CBS World News Roundup – April 9, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection While news for this day in 1994 focused on Shuttle Endeavor, President Clinton’s Healthcare Bill and the situation
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”11415″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 11, 1990 – Nelson Mandela Release from Prison – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Events moved quickly in 1990, culminating in the release from Prison of Nelson Mandela on February 11, 1990. A crowd of some 50,000 supporters assembled outside the Courthouse in Cape
Abdullah Ibrahim Quartet – Live At Jazz Festival Lugano – July 27, 1981 – RAI Radio 3 – Kick in a few, if you can: Become a Patron! Abdullah Ibrahim, from Jazz Lugano in 1981 this week. One of the primary figures in the South African Jazz scene since the
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – June 20, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In what was characterized as the worst Earthquake ever to hit Iran, a 7.7 temblor hit Northern Iran in the middle of the night, leaving some 2,000 dead
Click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR – Weekend Edition – 80th Birthday Interview with Maya Angelou April 6, 2008 Waking up to the sad news this morning on the passing of iconic writer, poet, humanitarian, conscience Maya Angelou, who left us at 86. While the news
