The French Fleet Dies At Toulon – November 28, 1942
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Category: Capitol Hill
Hostage Drama: Day 18 – Another Day, Another Mob, Another Burning Effigy – November 21, 1979
– CBS Radio News + Bulletin – November 21, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the hostage drama at the American Embassy in Tehran continued, flare ups were being reported in other places. A bulletin on this November 21st in 1979 reported Iranian students had stormed the U.S.
Nixon Under Fire: ‘I Am Not A Crook!’ – Judgement At Disney World – November 17, 1973
– President Nixon Press Conference – November 17, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Probably one of the most famous and often-quoted lines associated with a President of the United States in history. The infamous “I Am Not A Crook” quote, given during a press conference, this November 17th
Atomic Testing – Things That Go Boom – November 1, 1951
– Edward R. Murrow and The News w/Don Hollenbeck – November 1, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Knee-deep in Cold War, this November 1st in 1951. Atomic testing was continuing at a rapid pace, with advances of new tests making results of old tests obsolete. On this day
Martin Dies – Ferreting Out Subversives -Communism In America – October 27, 1939
– MBS – Martin Dies Address – October 27, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In the years following World War 1, there had been the threat of a takeover or violent revolution in America from one extremist group or another. In the days at the end of World
Moscow In An Hour – German Troops On The Eastern Front – October 13, 1941
– News-for-October-13-1941.mp3″>NBC News Of The World – October 13, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this October 13th in 1941 looked grim, ominous and more and more like America would land in the middle of it almost any day. Reports from Germany claimed huge gains on the
September 26, 1967 – Vietnam War – Hawks And Doves – Meanwhile: Body Bags –
NBC Radio News Of The World – September 26, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the casualty count continued to rise during the ongoing battle at Con Thien, this September 26th in 1967, the ever-widening gap of opinions over what to do about the Vietnam war took a
September 20, 1994 – A Photo-Op In Haiti – The Return Of Aristide.
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The Great Radio Documentaries – “Who Am I? What Am I Doing? Where Am I Going?” – The American Scene: 1971 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
– Second Sunday – The American Scene – A Re- Assessment – 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since it’s a holiday weekend I just had to put up another documentary – 1971 seems apropos and what we were up to, particularly relevant. No getting around it, the 70s