Category: Civil Rights

January 7, 1957 – Cold War: Wages Of Fear – Dividends Of Discontent – The World According To January.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”11942″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”January 7, 1945 – Cedric Foster News and Commentary – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Change the names and the circumstances and this could just as easily be almost any recent year as it was this day in 1957. The Middle East; the perennial powder-keg,

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January 1, 1956 – Looking Ahead At A New Year – Is America Changing? Has It Changed? – Past Daily Reference Room.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”54246″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”January 1, 1956 – New World – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] 1956 seems so deep in the distant past that to many, any discussion of it would be purely in the abstract. But 1956 was a pivotal year on many levels,

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December 29, 1958 – Years Of Crisis – 1958 – Recapping A Year In The Life.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”11783″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”December 29, 1958 – Years Of Crisis: 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Since we’re rapidly (and thankfully) approaching the end of 2020, the somewhat pained looks back at the year start now. But rather than mull over 2020 here (since everyone else will

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November 23, 1970 – A Search Continues, A War Goes On, The View From Folsom – Nixon Overrides A Veto –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”5747″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 23, 1970 – NBC News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A day a lot happened. This November 23rd in 1970 heard reports of an unsuccessful attempt to free American prisoners in a North Vietnamese detention camp. The raid itself was successful, but the

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Election 1960

November 8-9, 1960 – Election Night 1960 – America Votes And Waits

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53513″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 8-9, 1960 – Election 1960 – CBS News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Election Night 1960 – CBS News – November 8-9, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection November 8 and 9, 1960 – America votes – America waits – America bites its

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