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
News for this day in history – August 22, 1985. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the actual news of the day, 32 years ago – and support Past Daily and their ongoing effort to digitize and preserve history from the Gordon Skene Sound
July 31, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 31, 1987 – A day full of activity, from the White House to Mexico City. Starting off with news of a horrific plane crash in Mexico city. A 1940s vintage Cargo Plane, carrying Show Horses
June 13, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup + First Line Report – Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 13, 1980 – Three was the charm for Mt. St. Helens. The infamous Volcano that covered much of the Pacific Northwest in a snowy-like coating of ash and
June 6, 1976 – The World This Week – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 6, 1976, a Sunday in 1976 which capped off a week of tragedies, intrigues and scandals. Starting off with news of the Teton Dam collapse in Idaho, causing mass flooding and at
May 11, 1990 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 11, 1990 – News from Manila started this morning off – with word that a Philippine Airlines, Flight 143 had exploded while waiting for takeoff at Manila Ninoy Acquino Airport. Passengers reported hearing three distinct
March 1, 2001 – NPR News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 1, 2001 – Pretty much an average news day. On Capitol Hill, Republican law makers just-started President Bush’s tax cut proposals, by pushing the central part of plan through the House Ways and Means Committee. The measure
October 31, 2000 – CBS World News Roundup; Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 31, 2000. In what was determined to be the third deadliest aircrash on Taiwanese soil, Singapore Airlines flight 006 crashed on takeoff, killing some 83 out of 179 passengers and seriously injuring 39.
August 26, 1986 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 26, 30 years ago today – A seismic and Volcanic surprise in the African nation of Cameroon – one of the rare volcanos situation under a lake, erupted and spewed lethal carbon dioxide gas and
August 8, 1980 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 8, 1980 – An election year, and still the Democratic Convention to go. On this day, there were grumblings about throwing the Convention open – about the Dump Carter Movement – about the
