
Category: Egypt


April 5, 1941 – War In Europe: Good News From Cairo – Bad News From Yugoslavia
April 5, 1941 – NBC News Of The World -Special Report on Yugoslavia – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 5, 1941 – News of the war in Europe was making the headlines – with both good news and ominous news in equal measure. In a dispatch from Cairo which

November 16, 1978 – Middle East: Escalating Suspense – Suspended Peace
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

The Jesus & Mary Chain – In Concert 1998 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Jesus & Mary Chain – live at The Electric Ballroom, London – 1998 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – The Jesus & Mary Chain to start off the week. One of those bands which seemed to court mayhem wherever they played – and who gained a reputation for

September 27, 1990 – Ratcheting Up The Gulf – SCOTUS Gets A Souter
News for this day in history – click on the link at Past Daily and listen to the original newscasts of the day.

September 25, 1978 – Pitching The Knesset – The Camp David Accords Debate
September 25, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 25, 1978 – With the echoes of the Camp David Accords ceremony between Jimmy Carter, Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat still ringing in everyone’s heads, the process of accepting and adopting and debating began. At

September 19, 1978 – Carter-Sadat-Begin – After Camp David, Down To The Nitty-Gritty
September 19, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 19, 1978 -The day after the milestone Camp David meeting between Israel’s Manachem Begin, Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and President Carter and Carter’s address before a joint session of Congress, the nuts and bolts and rounds

September 5-6, 1975 – “It Didn’t Go Off!” – President Ford Meets Squeaky Fromme
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”29112″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 6, 1975 – CBS Radio – The Washington Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! The week of September 6th in 1975 was an odd one. It ended with an attempted assassination of President Ford during his visit to Sacramento,

August 15, 1979 – The Trouble With Andrew
August 15, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 15, 1979 – a lot going on this day. Weather-related disasters during the Admirals Cup Yacht Race in England. 13 dead and four missing and the worst tragedy in yachting history. Gale force winds and

July 27, 1980 – The View From Moscow
July 27, 1980 – news from Radio Moscow on this day 36 years ago. The Olympic games, held in the Russian capital, were the big news. Despite a boycott by the U.S., the games went on and Olympic records were set and broken, while America quietly waited until 1984 to