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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Further evidence April has had its fair share of drama in history. On this April 18th in 1977 it was a dire warning from President Jimmy Carter over the Energy Crisis that was looming. On this day he spoke directly…
NBC News Of The World – April 17, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News from London this day. Touted as a “reprisal attack” by Germany for Britain’s raid on Berlin and Potsdam a few days earlier, the Luftwaffe…
– FDR Funeral (recap) – April 14, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day 78 years ago, the country was in mourning as it paid its last respects to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had died two days…
– News for April 13, 1941 – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another day inching closer to a World at War. This April 13th in 1941 was filled with stories of the situation in The…
– News – April 11, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this April 11th in 1972 was, by admission of the newscaster on this broadcast; busy. First was news regarding the ongoing war in Vietnam. The North…
– CBS World News Roundup – April 10, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another interesting news day, this April 10th in 1979. Starting with an investigation of Nuclear Power Plants, based on the recent disaster at Three Mile…
– April 7, 1940 – Reports from Europe – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 7, 1940 – A day loaded with ominous ironies. This roundtable series of reports on the situation in Europe, as…
Blue Network – Our Foreign Policy – April 6, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the sudden turn of events in the Balkans, Germany had now opened an Eastern Front. While this broadcast was on the air, Germany…
– April 4, 1968 – Various News reports on the Death of Dr. Martin Luther King – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1968 would be the year seemingly everything came to a head and threatened to turn our entire country…
– April 3, 1941 – News Of The World – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 579 days since the War in Europe got started, April 3rd in 1941 was no less suspenseful than other days during…