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August 15, 1969 – And While The Scent Of Incense And Patchouli Wafted In One Part Of The World – The Scent Of Teargas And Burning Tires Wafted In The Other –

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The Murdoch Of His Day – William Randolph Hearst – August 14, 1951

Click on the link here for Audio Player – News on the death of William Randolph Hearst – WISN Radio – August 14, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As much as we would like to think the current state…

America Goes Wild – August 14, 1945

Click on the link here for Audio Player – VJ Day celebrations – continuing – NBC Radio – August 14, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection After days of waiting, false reports, rumors, fits and starts, Japan finally agreed to…

August 13, 1965 – City On The Edge – A City Engulfed – Watts Riots –

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Watts Riot Coverage – KTLA-audio – August 13, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection If you were living in Los Angeles on this August 13th in 1965 you were no doubt…

Slipping Into Darkness – The Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution – August 10, 1964

Click on the link here for Audio Player – LBJ signs The Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution – August 10, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Fifty years ago this week, the seemingly innocuous event of signing a bill pledging support…

I Have Never Been A Quitter . . . . . – Nixon Resigns – August 8, 1974

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News of the Day – August 8, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Forty-two years ago today, the Great National Nightmare, as Gerald Ford put it, was over. After months of investigations,…

A Brace Of Squeakers – August 5, 1993

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – August 5, 1993 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Twenty years ago to the day, it was about arm-twisting and squeaker votes on Capitol Hill, scandals at…

Squabbles And Bribes – August 2, 1951

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Edward R. Murrow And The News With Don Hollenbeck – August 2, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection No shortage of global or domestic hotspots, this August 2nd in 1951. Starting with…