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– News for April 13, 1941 – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another day inching closer to a World at War. This April 13th in 1941 was filled with stories of the situation in The…
– CBS World News Roundup – April 10, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another interesting news day, this April 10th in 1979. Starting with an investigation of Nuclear Power Plants, based on the recent disaster at Three Mile…
Blue Network – Our Foreign Policy – April 6, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the sudden turn of events in the Balkans, Germany had now opened an Eastern Front. While this broadcast was on the air, Germany…
March 29, 1953 – ABC Radio – Drew Pearson News and Commentary – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 29, 1953 – An otherwise typical Cold War day in March – news regarding surprise moves from the Kremlin regarding the…
The true seriousness of the day wasn’t really known for almost 24 hours after the initial event occurred. The Nuclear Power Plant accident at 3-Mile Island on March 28, 1979 began at 4:00 in the morning and almost instantly there…
News for this day was moving faster than it could be reported. With reports that the Allies had crossed The Rhine, that the 3rd Army was the latest, and that additional crossings were ready to go at any moment, news…
News for this day in 1941 (the 565th day of the War in Europe) had to do with the devastating overnight raids in London, reported to be the worst in a year, since the Blitz in 1940. The target for…
– March 16, 1942 – News of the World – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 16, 1942 – A day where focus of attention was on the Far East and the South Pacific. Word that Sir Stafford…
March 15, 1953 – Drew Pearson News – ABC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 15, 1953 – While the world was processing the death of Soviet Premier Stalin, his replacement, Gyorgy Malenkov was quickly and quietly taking…
– March 1, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 1, 1980 – a lot of drama, going on this day in 1980. Starting with the hostage situation in Colombia, where leftist guerrillas were…