Category: Day in history
March 6,1975 – The Situation In Cambodia – Pres. Ford’s Press Conference –
March 6, 1975 – President Ford’s Press Conference – The Situation In Cambodia – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 6, 1975 – As the situation in Cambodia grew dimmer and as Vietnam was getting ready to capitulate, President Ford held his 10th Press Conference since taking office – he
March 5, 1989 – Eastern Airlines’ Picket Problem – Tower’s Confirmation Battle – Baker’s Viennese Waltz
March 5, 1989 – CBS Radio Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 5, 1989 – Eastern Airlines was in the labor spotlight this day. The Machinists on strike were reported to be abiding by court orders and not set up picket lines at commuter railroads. Union officials
March 1, 2006 – FEMA Knew – Bush Goes To Bagram – Tunnels To America
March 1, 2006 – CBS World News Roundup; Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 1, 2006 Starting off with a bang. First, with revelations that FEMA (the government disaster relief agency) knew how bad Hurricane Katrina might be. FEMA officials, including President Bush were briefed about how
February 28, 2001 – Seattle Gets The Shakes – The Hoof And Mouth Dilemma In France – Alan Greenspan And The Pall Of Doom
February 28, 2001 – CBS World News Roundup – NPR News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 28, 2001 – Big news if you lived in Seattle this day – an earthquake measuring 6.8 rattled through the Northwest cutting a wide swath of destruction, particularly in Downtown Seattle, the
February 27, 1950 – Coal Strike: Week 3 – British Elections: Morning After – Incident At Tsingtao
February 27, 1950 – CBS Radio – Edward R. Murrow and The News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 27, 1950 – Busy news day. Starting with news of the Coal Strike heading into its third week and its effects were snowballing across the country. Washington was making a
February 22, 1978 – The 79 Day Old Coal Strike – Debating The Panama Canal Treaty – A Funeral In Cairo
February 22, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 22, 1978 – Day 79 of the nationwide Coal Strike and negotiations were dragging on. More talks were scheduled in Washington, but Labor Department Officials indicated that labor and management were
February 20, 1979 – China Invades Vietnam . . . In A Way – Iran Goes On A Human Housecleaning Binge . . . In A Big Way – Carter Revises Foreign Policy . . . In A Quiet Way.
February 20, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 20, 1979 – China reports it has “taught Vietnam a lesson” and pulled its troops back across the border, just three days after the invasion began. Peking radio reported the operation
February 18, 1994 – Sarajevo Pullback – Israeli-PLO Fingers Crossed – Gold Comes To Jansen.
February 18, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 18, 1994 – The view from Sarajevo this day included columns of Bosnian Serb tanks and artillery rolling down from the snow-covered hills around the besieged city. Russian diplomacy and peacekeepers and a threat of