– News Of The World – August 28, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the war dragged on in Europe, and as the U.S. was inching closer to joining in, the news from France reported Vichy Prime Minister Pierre Laval – head of the German-run puppet regime, had
– Eric Sevareid et al. – March 27, 1973 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The First Amendment and Broadcasting – in 1973, a hot button topic and one which further drove wedges between already fractured elements of our society. In 1973 we had reporting on the Vietnam
– CBS News Netalert bulletin – Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia – August 20, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Further evidence that August is a month for upheavals. On the 20th of August in 1968, during the early morning hours, residents in Prague and outlying areas were awakened to
– Chicago University Roundtable: Atomic Force: It’s Meaning for Mankind – August 12, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the world waited for the official end of World War 2, and as the effects of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki began to settle in, the question
– Edward R. Murrow And The News With Don Hollenbeck – August 2, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No shortage of world or domestic hotspots, this August 2nd in 1951. Starting with news of intense squabbling between branches of the military escalating to the point a Congressional investigation
https://oildale.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/22120125/GOP-Convention-July-16-1964.mp3 – CBS News – Continuous coverage of Republican Convention – July 16, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – https://oildale.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/22120125/GOP-Convention-July-16-1964.mp3 – CBS News – Continuous Coverage of Republican Convention – July 16, 1964 -Part 2 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – https://oildale.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/22120117/Barry-Goldwater-1964-Republican-Convention-Speech-July-16-1964.mp3 – NBC News – Barry Goldwater –
– CBS News – Continuous Convention Coverage – July 15, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Election ’64: As the 1964 Republican Convention continued on this July 15th, sixty years ago, the day of Nominations wasn’t such a surprise or shock. Of the 635 delegate votes needed to cinch the
CBS News – Firstline Report – World News Roundup – Newsbreak – July 11, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection An interesting news day, this July 11th in 1980. It started off with a look at the upcoming Moscow Olympics, which we weren’t going to and doing our best “sour
– News Of The World – July 10, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The World this day in 1947 had much to do with the ending of the Coal Strike and the threat of new ones looming. The recently enacted Taft-Hartley Labor law raised many questions about the Union
While the UN was preparing to celebrate 10 years as a peacemaking body on the 20th of June, a military coup was going on in Argentina, with a plan to oust Juan Pèron. this day in June 1955. On 16 June 1955, 30 Argentine Navy and Air Force aircraft bombed
