Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Hourly News – June 11, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this June 11th in 1989 had much to do with the continuing crackdown in China of dissidents, post Tiananmen Square. High on that list of “most wanted”
Click on the link here for Audio Player – United Nations San Francisco Conference – Report #34 – June 4, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection While the war was still raging in the Pacific, steps were being taken to establish the United Nations – a governing body which would
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – June 4, 1987 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day in history with a lot of testimony going around, this June 4th in 1987. The Iran-Contra hearings were grinding along with Iranian financier Albert Hakim giving
Click on the link here for Audio Player – News Commentaries – June 1-2, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It would appear June is a rather busy month for news – and the start of t his particular June in 1961 proved to be no different. From a series
Click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC/NBC Blue Network – Address by Anthony Eden regarding Dunkirk – June 2, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In what began on the 31st of May and ended on June 4th of 1940, the largest evacuation of an army had
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Tiananmen Square – Timeline – May-June 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Twenty-five years ago, all eyes were on Beijing and the unfolding events that, at first seemed wildly optimistic and then turned very bad. Beginning in April, coinciding with the
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup: Late Edition – May 30, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In retrospect, this May 30th in 2000 was less hysterical than most. The Stock Market made a surprise leap, causing many to get downright giddy and
Click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR – Weekend Edition – 80th Birthday Interview with Maya Angelou April 6, 2008 Waking up to the sad news this morning on the passing of iconic writer, poet, humanitarian, conscience Maya Angelou, who left us at 86. While the news
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – May 13, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this May 13th in 1994 started off with a celebration. The Israeli occupation of the West Bank town of Jericho had come to an end.
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio Special – The Geneva Conference – May 10, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection East-West tensions. With the latest set of crises over The Ukraine, it feels like the Cold War all over again. In 1959 tension were easing,
