– CBS Radio News – Johnson Addresses United Nations – June 25, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In what is shaping up to being a very busy week in history, June 26th marks the anniversary of the first meeting of the United Nations in San Francisco. June 26th
– June 10, 1940 – British Minister of Information Alfred Duff Cooper address – BBC World Service/CBS – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 10, 1940 – news for this day was about the sudden declaration of war against Britain and France, just as German troops were headed to Paris.
– NBC Radio – Continuous Coverage – June 6, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Invasion of Europe. Continuing the sounds of the day, eighty-one years ago as it happened on June 6, 1944. After the initial wave, along with first reports signaling the beginning of the invasion of
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A day where things looked particularly grim, this May 21st, 85 years ago. With the German Army advancing into Belgium and crossing into France, and with the French Army in a state of disarray and chaos, the situation was looking bleaker by the hour. The British Army, now heading to
In what became the heart-stopping conclusion to a contentious, on-again/off-again battle on Capitol Hill over the matter of approving the proposal of a loan to Britain, one of many given to Britain since the dark days of World War 2 and Lend-Lease, many in the house felt it was time
As so much attention was focused on rebuilding the shattered cities of World War 2, the issue of what about the returning G.I. also loomed high on the agenda. After four years of war, readjusting to the notion of peace would take time. Aside from the switching gears for the
Radio Moscow for this April 22, 1947 – News from the English Service of the shortwave station. Most of the news was in celebration of the 77th birthday of Vladimir Lenin, who was born on this day. Most of the broadcasts were devoted to programs on the life of the
Three major parties tonight were running a close race for membership of Japan’s 468-seat House of Representatives trailing far behind. Nine women appeared certain of election. Scattered nation-wide results from the first postwar election gave the Social Democratic Party in Japan, 25 seats, the Progressives 24 and the Liberals 23.
Los Angeles – scene of corruption, organized crime, falling-apart infrastructure, cronyism and stealth. Could apply to almost any decade, any set of years. Maybe Los Angeles is just like any other city in America and always has been. In the post-war 1940s, Los Angeles was a hotbed of Communist conspiracies
