– Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact Program – NBC Red Network – January 15, 1936 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – An ambitious undertaking, The Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact which made War illegal was signed on August 27, 1928 and put in effect on July 24, 1929. This broadcast, which commemorates the ratification
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Described in the European press as “one of Americas best kept secrets”, Smashing Orange were a band from Wilmington Delaware, who landed in the UK and became part of the wave of Shoegaze bands of the early 1990s. Sadly, the secret was maintained, as audiences back home were less than
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News And Comment for January 24, 1961 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Four days after his Inaugural and six days before his first State of The Union, President Kennedy was already presented with a full plate of crises, this January 24th in 1961. On January 21st, Kennedy’s
The Like, recorded in London at ICA studios, London – September 2010. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the complete session.
– CBS World News Roundup – January 23, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 23, 1978 – a day like any other on Capitol Hill – a day too familiar in Tel-Aviv and a day of skewed justice in Wilmington North Carolina. Starting with Capitol Hill where it
Jan. 23, 1937 – Ohio River Floods – NBC Red Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day in 1937 was horrific if you lived anywhere near the Ohio River. Rains continued without stop and flood waters continued to rise. The devastation was widespread and the numbers of homeless
– The Smiths – Live At The National Ballroom, Kilburn – 1986 – BBC 6 Music – Ending the weekend with old favorites. Tonight it’s The Smiths in a concert via the BBC, recorded live at The National Ballroom in Kilburn in 1986. Not one of those bands to focus
– Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Miserere (extended excerpts) – circa 1953 – ORTF, Paris – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Over to Paris this week for a performance of a seldom heard work (in the 1950s), the Miserere for Chorus, soloists, organ and Orchestra by the 17th century composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier with
