Category Franklin D. Roosevelt

March 16, 1942

India: Threat Of Invasion – Attacks On Port Moresby – Putting 12,000 Women In Uniform – March 16, 1942

– March 16, 1942 – News of the World – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 16, 1942 – A day where focus of attention was on the Far East and the South Pacific. Word that Sir Stafford…

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…

Wartime Diplomacy – Wartime Rationing – January 26, 1944

– News for January 26, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Wartime News for this day in 1944 was about American attempts at brokering a deal between the Russians and the Poles. Seems now that the Germans had been…

Manila: Last Ditch Efforts – Fading Hopes – January 2, 1942

– Blue Network News Of The World – January 2, 1942 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – As war swept over the world, and battles raged from the South Pacific to the outskirts of Moscow, news was pessimistic but clinging…

West Coast: San Francisco newsroom

America At War – America On Edge – December 9, 1941

– News for December 9, 1941 – Reports and bulletins – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 9, 1941 and America had a bad case of nerves. Rumors flew of hostile plane sightings all up and down the West Coast,…

War On All Fronts – On The Third Anniversary, An Earthquake – December 7, 1944

On this day in 1944 it was the third anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the event that got the U.S. involved in World War 2. So on December 7, 1944 war was raging on all fronts, along with…

The French Fleet Dies At Toulon – November 28, 1942

– News Of The World – November 28, 1942 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Dramatic news this day in 1942. Word came from Paris via London that the entire French Naval fleet was destroyed in one exploding catastrophe at…

Moscow In An Hour – German Troops On The Eastern Front – October 13, 1941

– News-for-October-13-1941.mp3″>NBC News Of The World – October 13, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this October 13th in 1941 looked grim, ominous and more and more like America would land in the middle of it almost…