Category Foreign Policy

March 17, 1942

Yanks In Oz – Bombs On Rhodes – Worries About Tires – Enter: The Draft – March 17, 1942 –

– March 17, 1942 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 17, 1942 – War in the Pacific is ramping up. U.S. troops arrive on Australian soil, amid fears an invasion by Japan is imminent.…

March 1, 1980

A World Full Of Drama – An Embassy Full Of Hostages – March 1, 1980

– March 1, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 1, 1980 – a lot of drama, going on this day in 1980. Starting with the hostage situation in Colombia, where leftist guerrillas were…

Japan: Thinly Veiled Threat – German Troops Advance In Bulgaria – 544 Days And Counting – February 24, 1941

– News Of The World – February 24, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day in 1941 marked the 544th day since the conflict began. The U.S. was still not involved in the shooting side of things, but…

February 22, 1941 -Swansea

Washington’s Birthday – Europe At War: Night Raid On Swansea – February 22, 1941 –

– February 22, 1941 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 22, 1941 – Washington’s birthday, and celebrations all over the U.S., while another night of raids and counter-raids went on in Europe. On this…

Jitters And Apprehension: The View Of Europe From London – February 21, 1938

– Mutual – John Steele, Reporting From London – Feb. 21, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – 1938 started out with War jitters. With the German issues over the situation in Austria and a general purge of Hitler‘s Generals.…

February 9, 1979 - Love Canal

A Canal Called Love – A Day Full Of Why – February 9, 1979

– February 9, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 9, 1979 – The ongoing situation in Love Canal, the Niagara Falls area of New York State was escalating on this particular day, 37…

War In Korea: Weekly Casualties – America’s Railroads: Strikes And Disasters – February 6, 1951

The news for this February 6th in 1951 began with the worst Passenger train disaster since 1918. The Pennsylvania Railroad 5:10 Commuter Express train The Broker hit a temporary spur and careened over an embankment, killing some 83 passengers (at…

Blix and El Baradei - United Nations

Weapons Of Mass Destruction – Hans Blix At The United Nations – January 27, 2003

– Results of first round of weapons inspections – United Nations – January 27, 2003 – During the inevitable windup to War, the UN sent weapons inspectors to Iraq in search of the much publicized “Weapon of mass destruction”. In…