War On All Fronts – On The Third Anniversary, An Earthquake – December 7, 1944
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Category: Franklin D. Roosevelt
The French Fleet Dies At Toulon – November 28, 1942
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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 any day. Reports from Germany claimed huge gains on the
September 1, 1941 – FDR Has A Labor Day Message.
With Europe at War and America becoming increasingly involved, Labor Day in 1941 (which came on September 1st that year) found the U.S. geared for war production – the labor force turned to building a military arsenal, the factories and shipyards churning out supplies to aid Britain and our own
August 31, 1933 – Celebrating In Depression Era America – Past Daily Archeology.
– WKBF-Indianapolis – Dedication ceremony – August 31, 1933 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On its surface, this broadcast of a radio station dedication ceremony is quaint and strange and most likely hard to listen to for many people – not so much that the quality runs the risk
August 30, 1939 – Calling Reserves – Evacuating Paris – 11th Hour Appeals.
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July 22, 1940 – Berlin Calling – The War Of Nerves – The Sweltering Heat.
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June 13, 1942 – New Household Names: Tobruk And Kiska – An Attempted Toehold In Alaska.
This day in 1942 was all about a world caught up in war. Fighting seemingly everywhere. News of a German offensive going on in the Libyan Desert near Tobruk. Hints of a major Western Front looming as U.S. troops landed in Ireland. Intense fighting near Sebastopol on the Eastern Front.
June 6, 1944 – D-Day – Storming Fortress Europe – Allied Landings In France.
– June 6, 1944 – Mutual Coverage of D-Day landings – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Certainly the date of June 6th isn’t the sole property of 1944. A lot has happened since then. But as time passes and the numbers of people involved or bearing witness to that day
May 23, 1945 – In The Middle Of Festivities, Resignation – Churchill To Step Down.
– NBC News Of The World – May 23, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this May 23rd 1945 had much to do with the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the call for Parliamentary elections to take place in July. It was speculated Churchill