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Vietnam - The panic was on.

April 1, 1975 – ‘The Military Has Lost Control Of The City’ – The Situation In South Vietnam

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”20458″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 1, 1975 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] In what was previously described as a strategic withdrawal of South Vietnamese forces from key provinces, became a rout as South Vietnamese soldiers abandoned weapons and equipment and fled in front of

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March 30, 1942 – Americans In Australia – Russian Drives West – Commando Raid At St. Nazaire.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”55361″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 30, 1942 – World News Roundup – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] March 30, 1942 – Roundup Of War News – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 30, 1942. In sharp contrast to news broadcasts via Shortwave

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March 30, 1948 – Foreign Aid – Fragile Elections – Italy Goes To The Polls.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”20424″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 30, 1948 – Alka-Seltzer News Of The World – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A busy and “interesting” news day, this March 30th in 1948. Starting with news on the upcoming elections in Italy, which were awash in violence and fears

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March 30, 1981 – The Day All Hell Broke Loose

March 30, 1981 – CBS News Special Reports – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 30, 1981 – Starting off normal, unremarkable in so many ways – but by mid-morning East Coast time, pandemonium had broken out. President Reagan, on his way out of the Washington Hilton, where he had

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