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The Role Of The Press In The World Of 1950 – Past Daily Reference Room

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53744″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 20, 1950 – London Forum – BBC World Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] London Forum – The Role Of The Press – November 20, 1950 -BBC World Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Support if you can: Become a Patron! The

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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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Teenagers reading books and magazines while leaning against a brick wall, showcasing youth culture and historical fashion.

Books, Reading And The Quality Of Life – 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53684″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 26, 1948 – Chicago University Roundtable – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Books In The Modern World – Chicago University Roundtable – NBC Radio – September 26, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Depending on your age and your environment,

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October 20, 1944 – ‘I Shall Return’ – Allies Invade The Philippines.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”17610″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 20, 1944 – World News Roundup – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] On this day in 1944, a promise made by General MacArthur as he was leaving the besieged islands of The Philippines that he would return, became fact. On October

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Gerald Ford

October 12, 1973 – Who Is Gerald Ford? – Nixon Appoints A New VP.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”17495″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 12, 1973 – Special Report – Nixon Chooses Ford – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Just as America was reeling from the shock of vice-President Spiro Agnew‘s resignation amid a flurry of accusations of improprieties, President Nixon announced the selection of

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