An historic news day, this April 27, 1945. There was singing and dancing and music on the banks of the Elbe today as troops of the United States 1st Army and jubilant troops of Marshal Ivan Konev’s 1st Ukrainian Army celebrated historic junction symbolizing the defeat of Nazi Germany. Americans
Taking a break from Europe this weekend and looking at Mid-Century American music as composed and interpreted by Morton Gould in this series of short piano works, recorded for Decca Records in New York on October 9, 1940 and issued in a 78 rpm set. To many aficionados of American
The opening day of the United Nations Conference in San Francisco, this April 25th in 1945. Within days of the death of FDR and within days before the eventual collapse of Nazi Germany, the United Nations was formed out of the wreckage of The League of Nations with the hope
– Radio Moscow News In English – April 13, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One of the upticks during the Cold War was the near constant barrage of propaganda, newscasts, jamming of signals and plain old Publicity that took place between the U.S. and The Soviet Union. Before the
War in Europe, this April 11, 1941: Starting with Coventry and Birmingham among the places attacked by German bombers last night in raids the British government acknowledge had caused considerable damage and probably heavy casualties. It was the second raid on Birmingham, big Midlands industrial center, many nights. Coventry, still
News for April 9, 1940 News for this day in April, 1940 was wall-to-wall bulletins regarding the German invasion of Norway and Denmark. Starting in the early morning hours, news reports came filtering in via shortwave of “something going on at the Danish and Norwegian borders”. At first they were
NBC Radio – Our Foreign Policy – The U.S.State Department- April 7,1945 -Gordon Skene Sound Collection- Become a Patron! Building The Peace, a discussion from the NBC Radio program Our Foreign Policy regarding the postwar period and how it was going to impact the world economy as well as the
Harry S. Truman – Address on Army Day 1946 – April 6, 1946 – April 6, 1946 – President Truman, addressing an assembled crowd in Chicago, celebrating Army Day 80 years ago. On this day in 1946, it was almost a year to the month the War in Europe came
America’s Town Meeting: “Should America Open Its Doors To Displaced Persons?” – October 31, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Refugees, Displaced persons – victims of war, victims of politics, victims of genocide. People leaving their countries of birth because no home exists, bombed out and destroyed.
– NBC Radio – Don Hollenbeck And The News – News Of The World – March 27, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this March 27th in 1945 had mostly to do with rumors. Rumor a German surrender and VE Day was in the offing. Rumor the War
