Category Foreign Policy

November 10, 1941 – Coming Holidays, Adamant Promises – Straining To Be Upbeat In Berlin.

– News Of The World – November 10, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the war raging in Europe this November 10th in 1941, the tell-tale signs that, even the German people were getting fed up with the…

November 9, 1987 – Extremists, Fanatics, Terrorists: Monday Morning Mayhem – The Wonder-World Of Detonated Devices.

– CBS World News Roundup – November 9, 1987 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Ironically, November 9, 1987 landed on a Monday – and like many Mondays before and after, it was a day filled with drama, madness and…

War in the air

November 5, 1941 – War In The Air – Ships As Propaganda – German Armies At The Crimea

– News Of The World – November 5, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this November 5th in 1941 had much to do with the War in the air and the land war in the East. British…

V.M. Molotov

October 29, 1946 – Molotov At The UN – The Cold War Poker Game

This one is for students of The Cold War period and those well-versed in Russian. The Post World War 2 period has always been the most interesting for me, because it signified a distinct change in what was going on…

October 18, 1941 – War In Europe – Watching With Strained Tension In America.

– NBC – News Of The World – October 18, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day where War loomed ever-closer for U.S. involvement, this October 18th in 1941, a day where Europe was knee-deep in it. Inching closer…

German Troops - October 1941

October 11, 1941 – All Grim On The Eastern Front – German Push To Moscow

October 11, 1941 – News Of The World – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 11, 1941. Word from Berlin gave breathless accounts of major German advances toward Moscow. The Russian Army was being obliterated along…

L.A. Earthquake aftershock October 5, 1987

October 5, 1987 – Earthquakes And Heatwaves: L.A. Shakes And Bakes – Open Season On Oil Tankers – Opening Day Of SCOTUS

– CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 5, 1987 – Day 4 and the earth kept shaking around Southern California. In what became known as the Whittier Narrows Earthquake, scores of aftershocks kept nervous Angelenos…

Henry Wallace

September 20, 1946 – Henry Wallace Resignation Address – Past Daily Reference Room

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September 20, 1964 – Digesting The Political World Of Fifty-Seven Years Ago – Senator Mike Mansfield On Issues & Answers –

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