– Mutual Broadcasting System – 11 o’clock News with Carl Caruso – October 10, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The frigid parts of the Cold War were becoming more apparent on this 10th of October in 1948. Reports of Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson being recalled, practically mid-air en
A busy week, this first one of October in 1949. Strikes were on the agenda – the Steel Industry was hit with its first batch of strikes since 1946. And America was braced for lock-outs, walk-outs and wildcat strikes all over the country. It was learned this week that Russia
– America United Program – Should Federal Aid To Education Be Expanded? – May 29, 1949 – In 1949 access to a good, or even adequate education, depended on where you lived and what your economic circumstances were. There was no uniform policy on education where students in rural areas
News for this July 23rd in 1947 had to do with the delicate balance being struck throughout postwar Europe, and fears the unity was falling apart. The Big Three Conference was underway with discussions regarding the proposed Marshall Plan and the work-slowdown by Coal Miners in the Ruhr Valley of
Subscribe and help keep us going: Become a Patron! A day fairly overflowing with drama, but for different reasons and in different parts of Planet Earth for this last day of May in 1947. Starting with news that the democratically elected Premier of Hungary, Ferenc Nagy (Pronounced: Fairenz Nahhjjh) had
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– CBS Radio – Where The People Stand w/Elmo Roper – November 6, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – For all the complaints and bafflement over just how badly informed the American people are, not only with History, World events and politics, but with something as local as who
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– 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 elections to take place in July. It was speculated Churchill
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. Early on the morning of April 28th unconfirmed reports surfaced
