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April 23, 1989 – CBS Radio Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 23, 1989 – A day loaded with mixed emotions. The arrival at port of the Battleship USS Iowa, where an explosion in one of the ship’s gun turrets claimed the lives of some 47 sailors....
April 3, 1947 – John L. Lewis – Testimony before Congress – Mine Safety – Excerpts – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 3, 1947. John L. Lewis, an American leader of organized labor who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) from 1920 to 1960....
The Earthquake Story – KNX/CBS Radio – July 27, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Midwest has tornadoes, the East Coast has hurricanes and the West Coast has earthquakes – there’s something everywhere you go. With Tornadoes and Hurricanes at least you get some warning – maybe not...
February 5, 2000 – CBS Radio Weekend Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 5, 2000 – news on this day spotlighted the events of this week in 2000. Election 2000 was up and running, with primaries in New Hampshire bringing a stunning victory for John McCain and signaling...
January 13, 2010 – CBC News – World Report – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 13, 2010 – Eight years ago. By history standards, not that long. In terms of loss, destruction, grief and sheer magnitude, an eternity to be played over and over by those who witnessed it...
December 22, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 22, 1988 – PanAm flight 103 bound for New York, exploded and rained burning debris down on the Scottish village of Lockerbee, killing all 258 people aboard and some 15 on the ground. U.S. Intelligence...
December 19, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 19, 1988 – A day of diplomacy, olive branches and back-slapping. PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat met with Austrian leaders in his first trip to a Western country since UN decision to open a dialogue with...
November 16, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 16, 1978 – A day of suspense and suspended animation in the Middle East. Egyptian President was sending his vice-President Hosni Mubarak to convey a message to President Carter: Egypt cannot accept a Peace Treaty...
August 28, 2005 – WJBO-Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Katrina Watch – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 28, 2005 – Hard to imagine it was twelve years ago that residents all along the Gulf were wondering where Katrina was heading. After plowing through Florida, leaving a path of death and...
August 22, 1985 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 22, 1985 – News for this day began with reports that a plane with 131 people crashed on take-off in Manchester. The British Air Tours flight 328, filled with passengers bound for a Greek Island...
