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Living On The Edge: 1956 – Past Daily Reference Room

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October 8, 2020
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1970's, Capitol Hill, Civil Rights, Congress, Day in history, History, Jimmy Carter, Media Paid, Politics, Supreme Court

June 29, 1977 – SCOTUS And Capitol Hill In Session – Busing, Abortion And The Death Penalty.

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June 29, 2020

1950's, Civil Rights, Cold War, Communists, Eisenhower, Foreign Policy, History, Media Paid, Nixon, Radio, Soviet Union

June 26, 1955 – Changes At The Kremlin – Nixon And The NAACP – Ike Goes Fishing.

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June 26, 2020

Angela Davis - Address at UC Berkeley - 1969

1960's, 1970's, Black History, Civil Rights, History, Past Daily Voices Of Protest

Angela Davis – UC Berkeley Address – 1969 -Past Daily Voices Of Protest Edition

Angela Davis – Address at UC Berkeley – introduced by Herbert Marcuse – 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In recent months, the events that are currently front and center in the social/racial makeup of America have brought about…

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June 18, 2020

1940's, Americana, Capitol Hill, Civil Rights, History

America’s Little Dope Problem – The 1940’s: Goofballs – Past Daily Reference Room.

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March 3, 2020

Andrea Meade Lawrence - 1948 Winter Olympics

1940's, Capitol Hill, Civil Rights, Day in history, economy, Foreign Policy, History, Media Paid, Politics, Radio

February 6, 1948 – Dixiecrats And The Run For The White House – Elections In Ireland – First Winter Olympics Since 1936

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February 6, 2020

Capitol Hill, Civil Rights, Congress, Media Paid, Radio, Scandals

November 5, 2005 – A New SCOTUS Nominee – The Matter Of Scooter Libby – A Farewell To Rosa Parks

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November 5, 2019

1967, Americana, Capitol Hill, Civil Rights, Cold War, Communist China, Communists, Congress, Day in history, Disasters, Foreign Policy, History, Israel, Labor, Media Paid, Middle East, Past Daily, Politics, Poverty, Protest Movements, Racial unrest, Radio, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Unions, Unreleased recordings, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War, Weather, World News

September 23, 1967 – Vietnam: Saving It By Destroying It – Sniper Fire In Aurora – Fighting Over Mao.

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September 23, 2019

1980's, Capitol Hill, Civil Rights, Day in history, History, Reagan Years

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

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September 16, 2019

1960's, Black History, Civil Rights, Day in history, History, Past Daily Reference Room, Police, Radio

July 29, 1966 – Three Faces Of Violence – The Fire This Time – Cities On The Verge – Past Daily Reference Room

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July 29, 2019

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