Category: Crime
April10, 2001 – The Word Is Stalemate – The Rally Is Caution
April 10, 2001 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 10, 2001 – The Hainan Island incident, as it came to be known, was approaching a stalemate between the U.S. and China. The incident, a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals intelligence aircraft and
March 15, 1985 – Three Days – Three Kidnappings In Beirut
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The Kerner Commission Report On Civil Disorder – One Year Later – March 1969 – Past Daily Reference Room
The Kerner Commission Report: One Year Later – EEN – Newsfront – March 3, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Even though the Watts disturbance (pictured above) was from 1965, the destruction, violence and deaths from that turmoil went on to be repeated in other cities throughout America in
March 1, 2005 – The Worldcom Kerfufle – A problem Named Bernie
March 1, 2005 – BBC World Service News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 1, 2005 – A very busy day, if you were a world-watcher. With scandals popping up seemingly everywhere and the world teetering on any one of a number of brinks, it made for some nail-biting
February 28, 1980 – A Hostage Drama In Bogota – Day 117 in Tehran
February 28, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup -The World Tonight – Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 28, 1980 – 1980 seemed to have been The Year Of The Hostage, by the looks of the first few months. No sooner were we getting used to the
February 21, 1978 – Nationwide Coal Strike And Shuttle-Style Negotiations
February 21, 1978 – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 21, 1978 – Another strike, another shutdown. This time, the Coal Miners. Beginning in December of 1977 and with seemingly no end in sight, President Carter went to Capitol Hill and met with Congressional leaders in
Jeb Magruder: Watergate – Face The Nation – 1975 – Weekend Talkshows Past
Jeb Magruder – Face The Nation – January 12, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – For those of you not familiar with the name Jeb Magruder, or why he’s an important historic figure, here’s what Wikipedia has to say: Jeb Stuart Magruder (November 5, 1934 – May 11, 2014)
February 5, 2000 – Surprises On The Campaign Trail – Tragedy Falls From The Sky – The Name Is Amadou Diallo
February 5, 2000 – CBS Radio Weekend Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 5, 2000 – news on this day spotlighted the events of this week in 2000. Election 2000 was up and running, with primaries in New Hampshire bringing a stunning victory for John McCain and signaling