War On All Fronts – On The Third Anniversary, An Earthquake – December 7, 1944
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Category: Disasters
September 26, 1967 – Vietnam War – Hawks And Doves – Meanwhile: Body Bags –
NBC Radio News Of The World – September 26, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the casualty count continued to rise during the ongoing battle at Con Thien, this September 26th in 1967, the ever-widening gap of opinions over what to do about the Vietnam war took a
The Great Radio Documentaries – “Who Am I? What Am I Doing? Where Am I Going?” – The American Scene: 1971 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
– Second Sunday – The American Scene – A Re- Assessment – 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since it’s a holiday weekend I just had to put up another documentary – 1971 seems apropos and what we were up to, particularly relevant. No getting around it, the 70s
May 25, 1939 – Survivors Of The Squalus – First Rescued Sailors Statements – Past Daily
May 25, 1939 – Rescued Sailors of The USS Squalus – Statements to the Press – Mutual – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 25, 1939 – After nerve-wracking hours spent trying to reach the surviving sailors trapped on the Squalus, lying at the bottom of the sea near Portsmouth.
May 24, 1939 – Sinking Of The USS Squalus – Nightmare At 200 Feet
May 24, 1939 – Report on rescue attempt of the USS Squalus – Mutual – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 24, 1939 – News for this day was about a nation holding its breath and casting its attention to Portsmouth, New Hampshire where a drama was being played out,
April 25, 1980 – A Failed Rescue Attempt – The Hostage Situation In Iran.
Become a Patron! For all intents and purposes, it was a risky attempt from the get-go. On this April 25th, 1980 an attempt to rescue the 53 American hostages, held at the American Embassy in Tehran took place. Admittedly, it was a gamble – 8 helicopters, flying undercover through Iranian
March 30, 1979 – Suddenly Three Mile Island
– March 30, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 30, 1979 – news from Pennsylvania around the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant was drawing concern. First reported as a minor incident-quickly taken-care-of, to complications to worry. In retrospect, things were quickly spiraling
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 Blizzard since the disastrous Winter of 1977, the weather was
1955 – The Year Of Paranoia And Polio Shots – Past Daily’s Long Look Back: This Was 1955.
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