Category Disasters

Blizzard of '78

January 10, 1978 – Home, Sweet Frozen – The Blizzard Of ’78 –

– CBS World News Roundup – January 10, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this day in 1978 the news was all about the Arctic blast, freezing the country from East of the Rockies onwards. Proclaimed the worst…

post-war and Polio
Bhopal

December 3, 1984 – The Nightmare Of Bhopal – “Nothing To See Here – Keep Moving”.

– CBS World News Roundup – December 3, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Hearing this newscast today, you would think the Cyanide gas leak at the Union Carbide Plant in Bhopal India was not serious. But the fact…

L.A. Earthquake aftershock October 5, 1987

October 5, 1987 – Earthquakes And Heatwaves: L.A. Shakes And Bakes – Open Season On Oil Tankers – Opening Day Of SCOTUS

– CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 5, 1987 – Day 4 and the earth kept shaking around Southern California. In what became known as the Whittier Narrows Earthquake, scores of aftershocks kept nervous Angelenos…

Seventh Coup Attempt

October 4, 1990 – Corazon Aquino And Coup Number 7 – Kuwait Under Saddam – The Bush Budget Plan

For the seventh time since she took office four years earlier, Philippines President Corazon Aquino was faced with yet another military coup. From 1986 to 1990 numerous coup attempts were enacted on the Aquino administration and the new Philippine government.…

October 1, 1959 – Steel Strikes – Longshoremen Strikes, And The Aftermath Of Gracie.

– News for October 1, 1959 – October 1, 1959 was no box of chocolates. First was the ongoing Steel Strike, becoming the longest in history. President Eisenhower ordered everyone back to the bargaining table to keep trying for a…

Hurricane Hugo

September 21, 1989 – Here Comes Hugo – Hurricane Season ’89.

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August 24, 1951 – A Day Crammed With Disasters –

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Paris summit and Protests

July 1, 1947 – The Paris Summit – The Cold War – Not Least Of All, The Weather

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”8941″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”July 1, 1961 – Baukhage Talking – ABC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for July 1, 1947 – H.R. Baukhage – ABC Radio – (Gordon Skene Sound Collection) During a day where…