
Category: Day in history


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June 5, 2004 – Ronald Reagan: Death Of A President – The World Chimes In.
June 5, 2004 – BBC World Service – Newshour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 5, 2004 – Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, died after having suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for nearly a decade. Reagan was the first former U.S. president to die since Richard

June 4, 1954 – Army-McCarthy Hearings: Day 27 – Past Daily Reference Room
June 4, 1954 – Day 27 – Army-McCarthy Hearings – Recap from CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Day 27 of the now-infamous Army-McCarthy Hearings – in a few days the hearings would come to a dramatic conclusion. But leading up that point were charges and countercharges in

June 3, 1981 – A Wobbly State Of The World Economy – John Paul II Leaves The Hospital.
June 3, 1981 – CBS Radio – 9:00 am Network News – 11:00 am Network News – Gordon Skene June 3, 1981 – Wobbly seemed an apt description for the world this day. A wobbly economy was sending shock waves throughout the world and caused major concerns here at home.


May 30, 1994 – “People Were Screaming – There Was Pandemonium” – Day Of Violence – Day Of Tension.
May 30, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 30, 1994 – A day of violence and tension, seemingly everywhere. Beginning with news that shots rang out at a rally being held at UC Riverside, featuring former Nation of Islam spokesman Khalid Muhammad. Muhammad

May 29, 1978 – On The Eve Of NATO -The Situation In Angola – Gambling Comes To Atlantic City
May 29, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 29, 1978 – Atlantic City was looking like the promised land this week, even though it was business-as-usual in the world of news and earth-jarring events. Starting with news on the upcoming NATO summit conference.

