Category: 1980’s

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October 3, 1989 – The Exodus From East Germany – The Headaches For Gorby – A New Name For The Polish Government

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46793″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 3, 1989 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Patrons can download this for free: Become a Patron! October 3, 1989 – The scene at the German Embassy in Prague was chaotic. The flood gates had opened as thousands of

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Firefighter in uniform standing beside a coffin adorned with flowers, in a historical funeral setting, reflecting news and history coverage from past daily archive.

September 16, 1982 – A Funeral In Beirut – Death Of A Hollywood Royal – Reagan Mending The Race Fence.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46481″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 16, 1982 – CBS Word News Roundup + Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Subscribers can download this for free:Become a Patron! September 16, 1982 – A day of mourning in two different places for two entirely different reasons. In Beirut, the

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August 23, 1980 – News From Gdansk: Day 11 – Soggy And Muddy West Virginia – Worlds Largest Ham Sandwich

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46155″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”August 23, 1980 – CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] August 23, 1980 – Gdansk – a name that would figure prominently in the 1980s. Polish workers at shipyards in the port city of Gdansk were on strike for the 11th day,

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August 21, 1982 – Beirut: Fragile Nature Of A Truce – Car Bombs In Paris – Crackdown In Lima.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46129″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”August 21, 1982 – CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection ” content_type=”link”] August 21, 1982 – News from Beirut, Paris and Lima, Peru this day. In Beirut, the fragile nature of a truce and the evacuation withdrawal of PLO troops was momentarily marred

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