Category: Day in history
October 4, 1979 – Pope John-Paul II Continues His Whirlwind Tour Of The U.S. – The Tiny Matter Of Soviet Troops Back In Cuba.
October 4, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 4, 1979 – With economic news looking pessimistic to most Americans, Pope John-Paul II was in the middle of a massive and whirlwind tour of the U.S. On this day it
October 3, 1939 – Philip LaFollette And A Plea For Neutrality
Philip LaFollette – Address in Support of Neutrality – October 3, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1939 the notion of America going to war over issues taking place in Europe was abhorrent to many Americans. In 1939, it was only 22 years since America entered World War
September 26, 1990 – Meeting, Haggling, Compromising; Finger-Pointing – Capitol Hill. Meanwhile In Baghdad . . .
September 26, 1990 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 26, 1990 – Despite the relative calm in the Middle East this day, the scene on Capitol Hill back home was anything but. Haggling and finger-pointing over the Federal Budget, days before the
September 24, 2000 – Yugoslavia Heads To The Polls – Police Round Up Suspects In Jakarta Bombing – A Japanese Athlete Makes History At Sydney Olympics
September 24, 2000 – BBC World Service – World Briefing/News – BBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 24, 2000 – Momentous day on the world stage – voters in unprecedented numbers lined up at polling places all over Yugoslavia to vote what many considered to be a
September 21, 1990 – Saddam Hussein: “Prepare For The Mother And Father Of All Battles”.
September 21, 1990 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 21, 1990 – As the wheels of war began to ratchet up louder and faster, Iraq’s Saddam Hussein took to the airwaves, breaking into the running of a popular Iraqi TV comedy to inform everyone
September 13, 1982 – Tragedy In Malaga – No Wrong-Doing For Donovan – Westmoreland Wants A Cool $120 Million –
September 13, 1982 – CBS News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 13, 1982 – Busy news day – with reports of a Chartered DC-10 crashing on takeoff on a flight bound for New York from Malaga Spain, filled with returning American tourists. As the hours