Category: Day in history
August 22, 2002 – The World Of Hostages – EU Accuses OXFAM Of Hypocrisy – Leni Reifenstahl Turns 100
August 22, 2002 – BBC World Service – World Report – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 22, 2002 – another report of another hostage situation by another terrorist group and another announcement of a beheading. 2002 had no shortage of terrorist organizations around the world. This one, allegedly funded
August 21, 1988 – The Quayle Factor – Flowers On The Front Lines: A Ceasefire Holds Between Iran And Iraq
August 21, 1988 – CBS News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 21 1988 – It was election season and eyes were on GOP Presidential Candidate George Bush’s choice for a running mate; Indiana Senator Dan Quayle. Quayle was 41 at the time and was the
August 20, 1990 – Using The H Word – Crisis In The Persian Gulf
August 20, 1990 – CBS Radio News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 20, 1990 – The situation in the Persian Gulf was heating up by the hour. For the first time since the crisis began, President Bush referred to the Americans (and people from other
August 17, 2001 – Fire Season: Bad To Extreme – Hurricane Season: Iffy – Steve Fossett: Attempt Number 5
August 17, 2001 – CBS World News Roundup: Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 17, 2001 – A day of weather extremes. The fire danger in the Pacific Northwest had gone from Bad to Extreme, with wildfires consuming acres to the tune of 600,000 with no end
August 14, 1978 – Jimmy Carter Talks To The Farmers – The King Assassination Inquiry Starts
August 14, 1978 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 14, 1978 – On this day 40 years ago, President Jimmy Carter addressed a gathering of the Mid-Continent Farmers Association. In what was initially billed as a “Major Foreign Policy Address”, the address
August 11-16, 1965 – Five Nights In Watts – Chronicle Of A Disturbance – Past Daily Reference Room
August 11-16, 1965 – KMPC Reports/Newscasts – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! On the evening of Wednesday, August 11, 1965, 21-year-old Marquette Frye, an African-American man driving his mother’s 1955 Buick, was pulled over by California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer Lee Minikus for allegedly reckless driving .After
August 10, 1982 – Glimmers Of Hope, Rumors Of Settlement, Pictures Of Ennui – Beirut And Points Middle East
August 10, 1982 – CBS World News Roundup – 9:00 am Network News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 10, 1982 – A day of holding breath . . .yet again. Word reached the newsroom early on this day that Israel had accepted, at least in principle, the peace
August 7, 1978 – Death Of A Pope – Nine Days Of Mourning – Choosing A Successor – The View From Castel Gandolfo
August 7, 1978 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection August 7, 1978 – Day of mourning throughout the world. News of the death of Pope Paul VI from a major heart attack at his summer residence the night before became the dominant piece of