Category: Day in history

Close-up of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson during a political event, historic black-and-white photo emphasizing American political history and leadership.

September 12, 1962 – JFK And Going To The Moon – Rice University

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46435″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 12, 1962 – JFK – The Space Program – Special Report – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! September 12, 1962 – A busy day for the Space program as President Kennedy toured a number of missile and spacecraft installations involved in

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Historical military soldiers in uniform with rifles, representing wartime history and military service, from the archives of Past Daily.

September 4, 1949 – Yugoslavia And Tito – Two Pilots Defect, One Has Second Thoughts – The Boy In The Well

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46323″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”NBC News – Voices And Events – September 4, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! September 4, 1949 – the end of a busy week throughout the world. Starting with news from Belgrade of a split between Yugoslavia and The Soviet

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A Nightmare Named Katrina – August 29, 2005

Hurricane Katrina Coverage – Part 1 Hurricane Katrina Coverage – Part 2 August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina made land and New Orleans has never been the same. Initially, reports put the eye of the Hurricane away from New Orleans as was previously thought and that maybe New Orleans had dodged

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Vintage black-and-white photo of a jovial man with artistic style, celebrating music, history, and news archives, highlighting Past Daily's sound archive for radio history and cultural preservation.

August 23, 1951 -The War In Korea – Mosaddegh And The Oil In Iran

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46163″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”News for August 23, 1951″ content_type=”link”] While Truce talks were stalling Korea, sabers were rattling in Iran, this August 23rd in 1951. With accusations flying back and forth between North Korea and the UN forces, it wasn’t looking optimistic that the guns would fall silent

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Explosion fire chaos in city street with scared woman covering her ears amidst destruction and debris, iconic image capturing moments of disaster and distress, associated with historical news reports and emergency response.

August 21, 1982 – Beirut: Fragile Nature Of A Truce – Car Bombs In Paris – Crackdown In Lima.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46129″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”August 21, 1982 – CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection ” content_type=”link”] August 21, 1982 – News from Beirut, Paris and Lima, Peru this day. In Beirut, the fragile nature of a truce and the evacuation withdrawal of PLO troops was momentarily marred

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Destroyed buildings and debris after a storm or flood, showing the impact of natural disasters on homes and neighborhoods.

August 15, 1985 – Danny Arrives – Canada Recalls An Ambassador – General Foods Recalls Liederkranz.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46036″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”August 15, 1985 – CBS Radio News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! August 15, 1985 – Hurricane Danny made landfall. With 90 mile an hour winds, Danny slammed midway between Lake Charles and Lafayette Louisiana. 30,000 people had

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Vintage black and white photo of two men in an office, one at a desk and the other seated across, capturing a historic news interview or discussion, related to news, history, and music archives.

August 9, 1975 – A Year Before – A Year After – The Gerald Ford Era.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”45865″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”August 9, 1975 – CBS Radio – The Washington Week In Review – Gordon Skene Sound Collection ” content_type=”link”] August 9, 1975 – one year into the Presidency of Gerald Ford and the vice-Presidency of Nelson Rockefeller. Memories were still pretty raw over the events

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Servicemen in camouflage uniforms walking across a rural landscape, carrying weapons and gear, during a military deployment or operation, with a Hills background.

August 7, 1995 – Croatia Surrender Offer Falls Through – New Oklahoma City Bombing Theory – Whitewater Probe Starts.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”45827″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”August 7, 1995 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] August 7, 1995 – News from Croatia was not hopeful this day. A much hoped-for surrender offer was turned down at the last minute and it was business as usual in

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