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German Troops - October 1941

October 11, 1941 – All Grim On The Eastern Front – German Push To Moscow

October 11, 1941 – News Of The World – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 11, 1941. Word from Berlin gave breathless accounts of major German advances toward Moscow. The Russian Army was being obliterated along…

Sadat

October 7, 1981 – The Killing Of Sadat – The Assassination Of Anwar Sadat.

NPR – All Things Considered – October 7, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The big news for this October 7th in 1981 was about the assassination of President Anwar Sadat of Egypt. The 62-year old Egyptian leader was…

Anita Hill - Clarence Thomas

October 7, 1991 – In Walked Anita – Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas – SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings

CBS World News Roundup – October 7, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The big news for this day were the big revelations leveled at former slam-dunk SCOTUS Nominee Clarence Thomas. Some 24 hours before a Senate vote to…

L.A. Earthquake aftershock October 5, 1987

October 5, 1987 – Earthquakes And Heatwaves: L.A. Shakes And Bakes – Open Season On Oil Tankers – Opening Day Of SCOTUS

– CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 5, 1987 – Day 4 and the earth kept shaking around Southern California. In what became known as the Whittier Narrows Earthquake, scores of aftershocks kept nervous Angelenos…

Seventh Coup Attempt

October 4, 1990 – Corazon Aquino And Coup Number 7 – Kuwait Under Saddam – The Bush Budget Plan

For the seventh time since she took office four years earlier, Philippines President Corazon Aquino was faced with yet another military coup. From 1986 to 1990 numerous coup attempts were enacted on the Aquino administration and the new Philippine government.…

October 1, 1959 – Steel Strikes – Longshoremen Strikes, And The Aftermath Of Gracie.

– News for October 1, 1959 – October 1, 1959 was no box of chocolates. First was the ongoing Steel Strike, becoming the longest in history. President Eisenhower ordered everyone back to the bargaining table to keep trying for a…

Campaign 1964

September 30, 1964 – Promising The Moon In 1964 – Campaign For The White House

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September 24, 1979 – Air Battles – Wars Of Words – Jimmy Carter And A Looming Election –

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Henry Wallace

September 20, 1946 – Henry Wallace Resignation Address – Past Daily Reference Room

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