Year: 2016

January 26, 1996 – A Grand Jury And A Firing Squad

January 26, 1996 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 26, 1996 – A day for executions and Grand Jury testimonies. On this day, the last execution by firing squad took place shortly after midnight, in Draper Utah. The condemned, John Albert Taylor, was convicted

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January 25, 1956 – An Ike Presser

January 25, 1956 – President Eisenhower Weekly Press Briefing – January 25, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 25, 1956 – 60 years ago today, President Eisenhower faced a barrage of Journalists inquiries as part of his regular routine of keeping the Press informed about the goings on

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