Grand mother Bernice Baldwin, one of the FBI’s spies on n Communists, told today of widespread organization of the party in Michigan, up to the year 1950. The grey-haired, 48-year-old woman took the stand in the House Un-American Activities inquiry to relate in detail her experiences as an undercover agent.
March 20, 1975 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 20, 1975 – The subject was Vietnam on this day – not of American involvement or casualty numbers, but reports that the North Vietnamese army was on a steady, relentless advance South, and that South Vietnamese
– Graham Parker – Live At Hammersmith Odeon – 1982 – BBC Radio 1 – After a number of notable but unsuccessful years fronting The Rumor, Graham Parker quit the band and went solo. It was then his fortunes changed and he achieved the success in the 80s which had
These New Puritans in session for Marc Riley from January 15, 2024 at BBC 6 Music. Walden Green over at Pitchfork Music has a few words to say about the band: These New Puritans have announced a new album. The English experimental rock outfit released its last record, Inside the
Back to the vault this week for something historic by way of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from the 1960s. Guest conducted by the great Hans Swarowsky and featuring legendary Pianist Claudio Arrau in a concert of music by Brahms, Alban Berg and Zoltan Kodaly. This previously unheard, never-broadcast and long-thought-lost
Since Past Daily got started it’s been an almost regular feature of ours to run some historic perspective on the issue of Health Insurance in America. We’ve been comparing Healthcare in America versus other parts of the world. Looking at the issue of National Healthcare throughout history; how a system
– News for March 19, 1948 – Characterized as a tinderbox by the State Department, Turkey, Italy, Greece and the Balkan region were hot in the grips of rioting on this March 19th in 1948. Telling too, were reports of Turkish diplomats leaving Hungary and Hungarian diplomats leaving Ankara as
– Isaac Hayes – Live at Montreux 2005 – RTS, Switzerland – The legendary Isaac Hayes this morning. In concert from the 2005 Montreux Festival. Isaac Hayes is another one of those influential artists who left all too soon. As one of the primary writing figures at Stax, Hayes (along
– B.B. Blunder in Session for Top Of The Pops – 1970 – BBC Radio 1 – Gone-in-30-seconds B.B. Blunder in session for the BBC’s Top Of The Pops tonight. B.B. Blunder came about as their previous venture, Blossom Toes ceased to exist. Together for what seemed like ten minutes,
Eddie Rickenbacker (born Edward Rickenbacher, October 8, 1890 – July 23, 1973) was an American fighter pilot in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. With 26 aerial victories, he was the most successful and most decorated United States flying ace of the war. He was also a
