December 7, 1941 – As The Day Of Infamy Slowly Sank In . . .
news and bullets later on that day. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to news reports and bulletins.
Category: 1940’s
A Streetcar Named Desire – 1948 Drama Critics Award – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– 1948 Drama Critics Award program – A Streetcar Named Desire – Mutual Special Features – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A Streetcar Named Desire, as it was first performed with the original cast; Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden and Marlon Brando. A run which began in 1947 and
View From The Acropolis – Civil War In Greece – December 5, 1944
– News Of The World – December 5, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As War raged throughout the rest of the world on this December 5th in 1944, Civil War was raging in Greece on this particular day. In Europe, Patton’s 3rd Army had deepened the Saar Bridgehead,
Island Of Dreams – Coney Island In The 70s – 1979 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
– NPR Special Program – Island of Dreams – Coney Island – Nov. 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Iconic place, Coney Island. Long history. A place where seemingly half the world showed up on a Summer weekend to get away from the other half. A place that was
Truman Addresses Congress On Foreign Aid – November 17, 1947
– President Truman Address to Congress – November 17, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the War over and the slow process of rebuilding underway, the economic woes of the world were becoming an increasing point of concern to the former Allies. Europe was in a shambles – destroyed
Postwar Europe – The High Price Of Everything – The Winter Of Discontent – November 15, 1947
November 15, 1947 – An approaching Winter and a time of much discontent in the Postwar world. The slow rebuilding of Europe was complicated by mass flooding which wiped out crops and added a severe food shortage to the already massive list of woes in postwar Europe. Rome and Paris
Woody Guthrie On The Radio – 1940 – Past Daily Nighttime Gallimaufry
– CBS Radio – Back Where I Come From – August 19, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection.- In an attempt to broaden the musical tastes of mainstream America, CBS Radio in 1940 experimented with the idea of presenting Folk music, Gospel singers and Blues musicians on a coast-to-coast program.
Palestine Question – 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room
– NBC Radio – Story Behind The Headlines – Palestine – 1948 – With the current escalation of violence over Gaza, casualties rising by the minute and a ground war underway, here’s a reminder that the entire region has been in turmoil for decades. This broadcast, part of the Story
America’s Little History Problem: Spectacularly Uninformed – November 6, 1949
– CBS Radio – Where The People Stand w/Elmo Roper – November 6, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – For all the complaints and bafflement over just how badly informed the American people are, not only with History, World events and politics, but with something as local as who
Roy Harris Conducts Roy Harris – 1945 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
– Roy Harris – Fantasy – The ABC Radio Symphony – Conducted by Roy Harris – October, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Roy Harris was one of the true original and most inventive composers of that period from the early 20th century, until his death in 1979. His