A day of sweeping contrasts, this October 20th, 1999 From Jakarta – Parliament elected an ailing but revered Muslim moderate as Indonesia’s new leader today, hours after President B.J. Habibic suffered a humiliating political setback and d withdrew from the racc. Abdurrahman Wahid (pronounced Ahb-door-RAH-man Wah-heed), whose political shrewdness helped
– ABC Radio – World News This Week – Week Ending October 20, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 45 years ago today, on October 20th 1980, we were looking back at the week with a mixture of anxiety, perplexity and amazement. The hostage drama with 50 Americans still
October 17, 1986 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 17, 1986 – A day loaded with intrigue. Former U.S. Attorney Griffin Bell was flying down to Managua in an attempt to fish American pilot Eugene Hasenfus out of a tough spot. The tough spot
– NBC Nightly News – October 15, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this October 15th, 50 years ago was about yet another mishap/near catastrophe President Ford was involved in. This time the blame was placed squarely on the Police Department in Hartford Connecticut where they failed
October 14, 1991 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 14, 1991 – The melodrama of the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings was over, but the dilemma stuck around. To millions of Americans, the final judgement over whether or not Clarence Thomas did harass Anita Hill
– CBS Radio News – October 14, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sad news for this October 14th in 1990. The passing of Music Icon Leonard Bernstein at 72, from Cardiac Arrest. The conductor, guiding light for the New York Philharmonic for years, was also one of the
Cuban Missile Crisis re-cap Oct. 22, 1962 Today marks the 63rd anniversary of the beginning of the Cuban Missile crisis. Undoubtedly one of the scarier periods in history because the threat of all-out nuclear war loomed very close over everyone’s heads, and the possibility of going up in Atomic smoke
– NBC Nightly News – October 13, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The big news for this October 13th in 1975 was the ongoing story of New York City’s economic turmoil. A city on the edge of bankruptcy, President Ford was adamant about not offering a bailout to
– Mutual Broadcasting System – 11 o’clock News with Carl Caruso – October 10, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The frigid parts of the Cold War were becoming more apparent on this 10th of October in 1948. Reports of Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson being recalled, practically mid-air en
– BBC World Service – World Briefing – October 9, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the overthrow and resignation of Slobodan Milosevic a few days earlier and the installation of Vojislav Kostunica as the legitimate President, members of the EU were meeting on this day to discuss
