Category: Day in history

American Embassy - Tehran

November 5, 1979 – The View From Tehran: Taking An Embassy Or Two. A Hostage Drama Unfolds.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”24291″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 5, 1979 – CBS News and Special Reports – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for this November 5th in 1979 was about the worsening situation between Washington and Tehran – all over demands of the Ayatollah Khomeini government to return the Shah to

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Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin - 1995

November 4, 1995 -Senseless Act – The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”24268″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 4, 1995 – News from NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Editors Note: As a reminder that words, no matter how seemingly innocent or misconstrued, can have devastating effects on those who are susceptible, those who are unbalanced, and those who are short-fused.

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Election 1960

November 8-9, 1960 – Election Night 1960 – America Votes And Waits

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53513″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 8-9, 1960 – Election 1960 – CBS News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Election Night 1960 – CBS News – November 8-9, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection November 8 and 9, 1960 – America votes – America waits – America bites its

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Al Gore - Campaign 2000

November 2, 2000 – Bush-Gore: Down To The Wire

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”30001″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 2, 2000 – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] November 2, 2000 – it was coming down to the wire; the Bush-Gore election campaigns of 2000. Last minute sweeps throughout the country, hoarse pleas for votes – it was going to

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New York World's Fair 1939

October 30, 1939 – Closing The New York World’s Fair (For The Winter)

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”35811″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 30, 1939 – Closing New York World’s Fair For Winter – Mutual – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] It was October 30, eighty-one years ago that the 1939 New York World’s Fair came to a close for the winter. Scheduled to re-open in May

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Vintage black and white photo of a lively political campaign event with smiling candidates and supporters, highlighting historic election moments, news broadcasting, and media coverage in American political history.

October 28 1956 – Eisenhower Or Stevenson? Election ’56 And The Candidates –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53440″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 28, 1956 – American Forum Of The Air – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] October 28, 1956 – American Forum: Eisenhower or Stevenson? – Debate – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 28,1956 – Election season, and only

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