Category Congress

Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill: A Question Of Ethics, A Matter Of Morals, A Subject Of Scrutiny – February 6, 1980

We’re here because you are: Become a Patron! CBS World News Roundup – Newsbreak – 9:00 CBS Radio News – February 6, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This February 6th, 1980 came with a veritable file cabinet stuffed…

Bosnia

Bosnia: Another Day In Hell – February 5, 1994

CBS World News Roundup – February 5, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day, 30 years ago, February 5, 1994 had much to do with the ongoing nightmare called Bosnia where bombing killed some 40 people, with…

Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford And The Economy In Nosedive – February 1, 1975

A little love goes a long way: Become a Patron! – CBS Radio – The World This Week- ending February 1, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Somehow, it always winds up being about the Economy. This first day of…

London

Blitz Over London – Hitler: Confident Contemptuousness – January 31, 1941

Become a Subscriber: Become a Patron! – News For January 31, 1941 – News for this last day of January in 1941 was a continuation of The Blitz which had begun months earlier. Continued daylight air raids over London and…

Korea: Another week of Police Action
America

You Can’t Get There From Here – Getting Around In America In 1972 – Past Daily Sunday Reference Room

Help keep us alive: Become a Patron! – NBC News: Second Sunday – Sic Transit America – June 10, 1972 -Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In the 1960s, as awareness of what was going on in our world was growing,…

January 12, 1982 - Polish TV newscast

Poland: New Day – Old Boss – Frozen Oranges – January 12, 1982

Can we get a bit of love? Tiny bit? – Become a Patron! – January 12, 1982 – CBS Radio News on The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 12, 1982 – The situation in Poland was escalating…

Unemployment

Unemployment And The War That Won’t Go Away – January 11, 1975

A little help from our friends: Become a Patron! – News for Week Ending January 11, 1975 – The plate was fairly overflowing with news and crises, this week ending January 11th in 1975. Starting with news of the continuing…

Nixon

Nixon And The Milk Fund – Drilling In Shale And Wounded Knee – January 8, 1974

News for January 8, 1974 News on this January 8th in 1974 continued with goings-on at The White House. Watergate was not going to go away, much to the Nixon Administration’s wishes it would. The White House did issue a…

Poland And Solidarity: Martial Law’s Hot Potato – December 19, 1981

CBS Radio Hourly News + Spectrum – December 19, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The saga of Poland continued, this December 19th in 1981. Despite a crackdown and Martial Law imposed, protests and strikes were still going on. News…