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Become a Patron! November 20, 2008 – A new President and an old nightmare – The Great Recession of 2008, as it came to be known. On this day the country was reeling from a 400 point drop in the Stock Market the day before and the downward spiral was...
Become a Patron! On October 16, 1975, New York City was deep in crisis. At 4 p.m. the next day, four hundred and fifty-three million dollars of the city’s debts would come due, but there were only thirty-four million dollars on hand. If New York couldn’t pay those debts, the...
Patrons get freebies – like this news broadcast: Become a Patron! For the week ending on October 2nd in 1976, it was a busy flurry of news. Starting with the adjournment of the 94th Congress and assessments, blame and praise handed out to anyone willing to analyze. President Ford was...
Patrons and Subscribers: Become a Patron! President Roosevelt Fireside Chat – Recovery, Banks and Government – September 30, 1934 News for this day had much to do with the continuing efforts at recovery, stability and getting America back to work – trying to undo the tangle of economic collapse and...
Become a Patron! July 25, 2001 – While the U.S.this day was focusing on the sleight-of-hand from OPEC, it was in the process of learning a new and potentially devastating word: Oxycontin. OPEC, in an attempt to prop-up falling oil prices, revealed it would cut production by a million barrels...
July 10, 1979 – Skylab was getting ready for reentry. Not exactly sure where or when, but it was predicted to happen soon. The latest word from Space Officials, as of news time, was that Asia and most of Europe went out of the picture as trackers furthered the possibilities...
July 8, 2002 – President Bush holds a news conference. Smack in the middle of our involvement in Iraq, the war on terror, legislation to prevent corporate abuse, the Enron scandal and the growing concern this might be the tip of the iceberg – a full plate of issues and...
July 2, 2004 – Word from Los Angeles that the legendary Marlon Brando had died early in the morning sent shock waves throughout the entertainment world. Long considered one of the greatest actors of his generation, Brando had been in failing health in recent years. Known for his iconic roles...
NPR – Hourly News – June 28, 2007 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! June 28, 2007 – A day where living on the Edge was starting to catch up to people. From news that most city streets were in a state of bad disrepair and, in...
June 3, 1981 – CBS Radio – 9:00 am Network News – 11:00 am Network News – Gordon Skene June 3, 1981 – Wobbly seemed an apt description for the world this day. A wobbly economy was sending shock waves throughout the world and caused major concerns here at home....
