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November 20, 1962 – Cuban Redux – Russia And China Squabble – Upbeat Congress.

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November 20, 2020

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October 23, 1978 – Peace Watch In The Middle East – Suicide Watch For Sid Vicious.

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October 23, 2020

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October 15, 1951 – War In Korea – “We Don’t Have Magic Weapons To Win Wars Quickly”

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October 15, 2020

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October 13, 1958 – Burying A Pope – Reviving A Red Scare

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October 13, 2020

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October 12, 1976 – After Mao: China And The Fog Of Uncertainty

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”23840″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 12, 1976 – BBC World Service Newsreel- Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] On this October 12th in 1976 there was a aura of uncertainty in the direction of China. Longtime leader Mao Tse-Tung had…

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October 12, 2020

Soviet Dancer/Defectors Lyudmila Vlasova and Alexander Godunov

1970's, 1979, Communist China, Communists, Day in history, Foreign Policy, History, Immigration, Media Paid, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, Soviet Union

August 25, 1979 – Soviet Defectors – Drama On The Tarmac – Accusations of White House Coke Snorting.

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August 25, 2020

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August 20, 1970 – The Vietnam War And The Military’s Little Dope Problem –

August 20, 1970 – NBC Nightly News (audio edition) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 20, 1970 – Front and center for this August 20th was the growing concern over drug use by the Military in Vietnam. The Pentagon…

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August 20, 2020

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May 29, 1957 – Washington Anticipates Japanese Premier Nobusuke Kishi – And The Word Is Okinawa.

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May 29, 2020

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May 14, 1996 – The Mystery Of Valujet Flight 592 – Harassment Charges In The Workplace – A Looming Trade War With China

May 14, 1996 – a day of endless waiting with little reward. The mystery of Valujet Flight 592, which plunged into the Everglades, turned up more questions than answers. The almost accidental recovery of the Black Box was the one…

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May 14, 2020

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Vietnam 1968 – Viewing A War As Others Saw It – The Foreign Press Reports. Past Daily Reference Room.

Become a Patron! Vietnam in 1968. I suppose it depends on who is doing the reporting and where they are reporting from, but the Vietnam War (as with just about all wars and military involvements since) was a bubbling cauldron…

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April 23, 2020

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