Category: Day in history
October 11, 1974 – Older, Blacker And More Female Than Most – A Cliffhanger Election With An Eyelash Majority
October 11, 1974 – CBS Radio: The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 11, 1974 – A political sort of day, throughout the world. In Washington, jury selection in the Watergate coverup trial was finally complete and ready for the show to begin after the weekend. The
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
