Labor Day 1941 – Sept. 1, 1941
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Past The Point Of No Return – September 3, 1939
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July 2, 1941 – War In Europe: Attacks, Counter-Attacks And Shakeups –
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Invasion Of Europe – June 6, 1944 – First Wave, First Bulletins
NBC-CBS Radio – Early reports of D-Day Invasion – June 6, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seventy years ago today – June 6, 1944, while most of America was still asleep, the Allies were busily engaged in the largest invasion in history. Planning for the operation began in 1943.
April 30, 1939 – New York World’s Fair Opens – The World Of Tomorrow.
WOR – Opening of New York World’s Fair – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this day in 1939, all eyes were on New York at the unveiling of the Worlds Fair of 1939. The World of Tomorrow; an idyllic world of peace and technological wizardry. The world where all
Saga Of The Nine Old Men – FDR And Expanding The Supreme Court In 1937 – Past Daily Reference Room.
With the latest storm of controversy over the “court packing issue”, here’s a reminder the concept rears its head every so often, going back to President Andrew Jackson. The biggest incident took place in 1937 when President Roosevelt suggested expanding the Supreme Court by appointing an additional member of the
April 14, 1945 – War In The Pacific And A New Word In Our Lexicon: Kamikaze
April 14, 1945 – Report from The Pacific – Leslie Nichols – Mutual Broadcasting System – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 14, 1945. While America was recovering from the loss of President Roosevelt only two days earlier, and the end of the war in Europe only a matter of
March 25, 1937 – Sen. Warren Austin – Senate Hearings On Supreme Court Restructuring – Past Daily Reference Room.
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March 22, 1964 – Trench Life During The War On Poverty – Sargent Shriver
This day in 1964 (a Sunday), Meet The Press had Sargent Shriver on as guest. As former head of The Peace Corps, he was tagged by President Johnson to head up the newly declared War On Poverty. The War On Poverty, as LBJ unofficially termed it, was first introduced in
FDR – The Living Wage And The Jungle Of Contradictory Theories -1938 – Past Daily Reference Room.
President Roosevelt – Fireside Chat 13 – June 24, 1938 – Seems the issue of a decent living wage and a sustainable middle class have been prevalent for American society for most of its existence, and certainly the burning issue for the 20th century – and now the 21st. In