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Maybe the Cold War had something to do with it. The Space Race and the dawn of New Technology, but in 1954 one of the things consistently stressed by President Eisenhower throughout much of his Presidency was the crucial role education played in our society. How Education and knowledge had
May 31, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – If you were Dan Rostenkowski this would be a nail-biting day. Rostenkowski, 68, was charged in a 17-count indictment with engaging in a pattern of corruption that spanned nearly all of his 36 years in Congress.
May 30, 1942 – Australia Today – Radio Australia – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News of the South Pacific by way of Radio Australia and the latest reports on the defense of Port Moresby in this edition of Australia Today picked up via shortwave. The Japanese made their first
– NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound collection – May 30, 1941. News for this Memorial day in 1941, and of relative quiet over England, going on 19 days for the 630th day of War. Fighting in the Mediterranean region heated up, forcing British and Greek troops
Self Esteem – in concert at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend – May 27, 2023 – BBC Radio 1 – Festival season is just getting started – this past weekend it was BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend Festival in Dundee and it was, by all reports, a blow-out. One of
Northwestern Reviewing Stand: Can We Grow Old Gracefully? – July 22, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Growing old gracefully – a question that has plagued every generation that has ever occupied any part of the planet since humans got started. Although most likely Neanderthals didn’t spend much time
CBS World News Roundup – May 29, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Busy day in the world, this May 29th – Cautiously optimistic and warily holding breath at the same time. News on the swearing in of Bishop Abel Muzorewa as Rhodesia’s first Black Head of State –
– Senator John F. Kennedy – Address at VFW Convention, Cobo Hall, Detroit – Aug. 26, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – John F. Kennedy – giving a speech not only fitting for Memorial day but as a reminder of a world leader who would have turned 108 on
