Author: gordonskene

Displaced women with luggage in a war-torn city during WWII, reflecting history, news, and human resilience during conflict.

Berlin – Year Zero – July 21, 1945

July 21, 1945 – War Telescope – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News from Berlin this day was about a city laid waste and a country coming to grips with defeat. Conferences between the three Major allies were being held to determine what those next steps were

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FDR: 3rd Term – Hitler: Ultimatums -July 18,1940

– July 18, 1940 – News of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 18, 1940 – much going on, this day 83 years ago. News that President Roosevelt was going for a 3rd term and anticipation of his acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention in Chicago later

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