Category: Day in history

February 22, 1969 – In Dread Of A Nixon Visit – End Of The Tet Holiday – “George Was A Snappy Dancer”.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”7091″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 22, 1969 – Monitor News Roundup – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News on this Washington’s Birthday in 1969 had much to do with the anticipated European visit of newly inaugurated  President Nixon. It also had something to do with a

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Fire and smoke rising from an industrial or urban fire scene, historic black and white photo emphasizing news reporting and historical events.

February 19, 1942 – Bombing Darwin – Raiding Palembang – Stationed In Iceland

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”54826″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 19, 1942 – Alka-Seltzer News Of The World – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] February 19, 1942 – Alka-Seltzer News Of The World – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Every little bit helps: Become a Patron! February

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February 19, 1965 – Shapes Of Things – Attempted Coup In Saigon – Attempted Extremists In Germany.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”12722″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 19, 1965 – Overseas Assignment – ABC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] History doesn’t preserve itself, it needs your help: Become a Patron! As if there weren’t enough indications that America had gotten itself involved in a shooting war in Vietnam sooner

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February 18, 1987 – Dissidents, Shakeups And Smokers

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”7035″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 18, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] No end to drama, this February 18th in 1987. Street fighting in Beirut, brokered truces falling apart, fighting over a strategically placed office building in Beirut, which just happened to be

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February 17, 1996 – A Collision Of Ideologies – A Collision Of Trains – A $19 Million Settlement

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”12698″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 17, 1996 – NPR – All Things Considered – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for this February 17th in 1996 started off with a grim report of a collision between trains had taken place just outside of Washington D.C., killing at least 11

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February 16, 1979

February 16, 1979 – Flight From Tehran

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”25785″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 16, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] February 16, 1979 – a day of evacuation, confusion and purges in Tehran, and a day of logger-heads in Mexico City. In Iran, the escape was on, and hundreds of American

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Children protesting with signs reading "Children are not born to burn" and "Stop the war now" during a historic demonstration, highlighting activism, peace, and youth involvement in social causes.

February 15, 1967 – Protesting The Vietnam War – Calling Up The Reserves – It’s No Longer Cassius Clay –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”54760″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 15, 1967 – Sixth Hour News – WNBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] February 15, 1967 – Sixth Hour News – WNBC New York – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 15, 1967 – News today was about Vietnam – the Vietnam War

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Fire truck emergency response to car accident with vehicle on fire, intense flames and smoke, highway scene with urgent rescue, vehicle destruction, safety response, newsworthy incident, historical emergency image.

February 12, 1980 – A Hundred Days Of Hostage – Olympics And Moscow – The Pinto Trial: Ford’s Better Idea.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”54730″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 12, 1980 – The World Tonight – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] February 12, 1980 – CBS The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 12, 1980 – Busy news day – The Hostage drama in Tehran was lumbering

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