A day of violence and hope for this 2nd day of August, 1997 Four days after the government sweep, the most hardline of Algeria’s insurgency movements, the Armed Islamic Group, appeared to retaliate with a raid on the small town of Larba, about 20 miles southwest of Algiers. In all,
A discussion of the world as it was on August 13, 1960 – part of the At Random series hosted by Irv Kupcinet. You could call this a historic gathering of thinkers and a lot of subjects are covered – and even at 90 minutes there was surely more to
– Edward R. Murrow And The News With Don Hollenbeck – August 2, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No shortage of world or domestic hotspots, this August 2nd in 1951. Starting with news of intense squabbling between branches of the military escalating to the point a Congressional investigation
– A Certain Ratio – In Session for John Peel – October 17, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Ending up with the week with a session from A Certain Ratio and a dose of Post-Punk-Funk. Still around, A Certain Ratio have undergone a huge number of personnel changes since
– BBC Home Service – Kangchenjunga 1955 – June 18, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Until 1852 Kangchenjunga was considered the highest Mountain in the world. At 28,169 ft it was thought to be taller than Everest, the nearest mountain and one three Himalayan mountains between Nepal and
