On July 12, 1966 – With the Vietnam War pulling us deeper and deeper into the conflict-with-no-end, and Red China showing increasing antagonism toward the U.S. – and now that they had the Atomic Bomb – the balance of power in Southeast Asia was looking precarious, at least to our
– July 8, 1948 – News Of The World – Palestine Crisis and more – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in 1948 had much to do with the crisis in Palestine, which had now blown up into full-scale war. UN mediators were scrambling for negotiations to
Further evidence that history on any particular day isn’t about one earth-shifting event, but a series of seemingly inconsequential ones that creep up from time to time and take center stage without anybody looking. On this June 4th in 1961 it was about the upcoming Vienna Summit with Soviet Prime
Become a member – it works wonders:Become a Patron! – ABC Voices In The Headlines – May 29, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for the week, ending on this May 29th in 1966, was mostly about our inevitable plunge into the quagmire called Vietnam. Rioting had erupted
Coffee works and it works real good! – ABC Radio – Report From Santo Domingo – May 12, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 59 years ago today, May 13, 1965, we were embroiled in another Latin–American conflict. This time it was the Dominican Republic and a coup with
Not so much a cause for alarm, an ominous glimpse of things to come or a cautionary tale, but rather a historic example of how things go wrong and protests escalate as the result. This May 6th in 1981 had much to do with the death of IRA Hunger Striker
Become a Subscriber/Patron/Member: Become a Patron! NBC Radio – News On The Hour- May 1, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this First day of May in 1961 was probably more ominous in the long-run for events taking place in the future than seemingly of immediate concern
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Membership has its percs: Become a Patron! – The Eisenhower Years – CBS Radio News – January 8, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Eisenhower Years – the years that started in January of 1953 and ended in January of 1961. Years which saw a Cold War, a
Become a subscriber: Become a Patron! – CBS Radio – The World This Week – ending March 22, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 22, 1981 – Ending a week of turmoil and uncertainty. The situation in El Salvador, the drumbeat of war and the fear of another
