The Pandoras – The Roxy, L.A. – 1985 – Past Daily Lunchroom
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July 3, 1989 – Goodbye Gromyko – A Ruling On Roe V. Wade
– Two important events for this July 3rd in 1989. First, the passing of longtime symbol of the Cold War and face of the Soviet Union, Andrè Gromyko was announced in Moscow that morning. Gromyko, who was two weeks short of his 80th birthday, died from complications after vascular surgery.
Punditry And Woo-Woo – Democrats Look To 1976 In 1974 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
Democrats and Presidential elections. In 1974 a potential victory was handed to the party on a platter; the resignation of President Nixon and the swearing in of his successor; a man who was not elected, but rather appointed by the President, in the face of a previous scandal involving his
The Woodentops – Glastonbury 1987 – Past Daily Lunchroom
The Woodentops for Friday Junior. A band whose boost in popularity was largely due to Morrisey who wrote a glowing review in Melody Maker in 1984. Together since 1983 and still together today (with personnel changes . . .naturally), The Woodentops have maintained their unpredictable, frenetic and high energy as a
July 2, 1965 – Lyndon Johnson Addresses The National Education Association
Before he entered politics, it should be noted Lyndon Johnson was a School Teacher. And even though Schools had changed considerably from when he last pored over student essays, the crisis in education in the U.S. had spiraled out of control. Coupled with the issue of School desegregation, there was
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Kirill Karabits – Tivoli Symphony – 2012 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Kirill Karabits (L) – Jean-Effflam Bavouzet (R) Over to Denmark this week for a concert by the Tivoli Symphony Orchestra, led by Kiril Karabits and featuring Jean-Effam Bavouzet, piano – recorded at Tivolis Koncertsal on August 4th 2012 and broadcast on November 7, 2012 by DR Radio P2. The concert
Henry Wallace: A Progressive Democracy In A Changing World – April 22, 1939 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
Before he was tapped by President Roosevelt to be his running-mate in the 1940 election, Henry A. Wallace was Secretary of The Agriculture. In 1933, incoming President Roosevelt nominated Wallace to assume Secretary duties at the Department of Agriculture, a post Wallace’s father, Henry Cantwell Wallace held from 1921-1924. Although
Soeur – Worcester – 2016 – Past Daily Lunchroom
Soeur – in concert at Marrs Bar – Worcester – Feb. 16, 2016 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Bristol Indie/Grunge upstarts Soeur for a Thursday night/Friday morning. Live at Marrs Bar in Worcester on February 16, 2016. To get an idea of what we’re diving into – here’s a
July 1, 1991 – Soviet Unemployment – Grumblings In Slovenia – $100 For Smoking.
. . .CBS World News Roundup – July 1, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Starting July off with a bang in 1991. Beginning with a list of base closures from The Pentagon, guaranteed to make a lot of people upset while the Military establishment shrank. Among the list
June 30,1978 – Double-Digit Inflation – Mondale Heads To Israel – Actor Bob Crane: Suspicious Death
Another busy day on Planet Earth. Starting with the government to disclose the Consumer Price Index for May Friday, and administration officials are expecting it to show a continuing large rise. Barry Bosworth, director of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, predicted last week that the report will show