Category Day in history

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Iron Mike Gets Out Of Prison – March 25, 1995

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 25, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day 20 years ago had much to do with Mike Tyson’s…

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March 25, 2015

1970's, Americana, Day in history, Folk, Nights At The Roundtable, Pop Music, Popular Culture, Radio, Singer, Singer-Songwriter, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Unreleased recordings, Vocal Groups

Loudon Wainwright III – Live At My Father’s Place – 1978 – Nights At The Roundtable: Concert Editon

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Loudon Wainwright III – live at My Father’s Place – April 9, 1978 – WLIR-FM A blast of surreal Americana by way of Loudon Wainwright III tonight,…

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March 21, 2015

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Europe’s Ode To Spring – 1963 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio: Europe’s Ode To Spring – March 20, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. In some parts of the country it may be difficult to imagine,…

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March 20, 2015

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High Hopes And Separation Anxiety – March 20, 1990

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 20, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this March 20th, 25 years ago was hopeful, cautious and optimistic. Starting…

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March 20, 2015

1980's, Capitol Hill, Congress, Day in history, History, Iran, Past Daily, Presidents, Radio, Reagan Years, Scandals, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, Week In History, World News

A Reagan Presser – March 19, 1987

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – President Reagan Press Conference – March 19, 1987 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Billed as “the most important Press Conference of his Presidency”, President Ronald Reagan faced…

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March 19, 2015

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Free – Live In Stockholm 1970 – (RIP: Andy Fraser – 1952-2015)

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Free – Live in Stockholm – Dec. 12, 1970 – Sveriges Radio It seems as though a week hasn’t gone by with hearing bad news about the…

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March 19, 2015
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1970's, Cambodia, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Communist China, Communists, Congress, Day in history, Foreign Policy, History, Nixon, Past Daily, President Ford, Presidents, Soviet Union, Thailand, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, War, Watergate, Week In History, World News

A Scene Of Chaos – March 18, 1975

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC News – March 18, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Drawing comparisons to the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, news for…

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March 18, 2015

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Väinö Tanner And The Russo-Finnish War Of 1940 – March 15, 1940 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Finnish Foreign Minister Väinö Tanner – March 15, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Unless you were studying the history of World War 2 and the events…

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March 16, 2015

1980's, Civil War, Day in history, Foreign Policy, History, Iran-Iraq War, Lebanon, Middle East, Past Daily, Radio, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War, Week In History, World News

Another Kidnapping In Beirut – March 16, 1985

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 16, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in March, 30 years ago had much to do with…

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March 16, 2015

1960's, 1968, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Communist China, Communists, Congress, Day in history, Elections, Foreign Policy, History, LBJ, Past Daily, Politics, Presidents, Protest Movements, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, War, Week In History, World News

Looking For Light At The End Of The Tunnel – Senate Foreign Relations Hearings March 12, 1968

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Senate Foreign Relations Hearings – Dean Rusk – March 12, 1968 With news growing more pessimistic each day over the War in Vietnam, and since the start…

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March 13, 2015

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