Category: Day in history

Reinforcements arrive in Singapore - May 1941

May 15, 1941 – Reinforcements Arrive In Singapore

May 15, 1941 – News report direct from Singapore – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 15, 1941. As the world became engulfed in war and as new fronts opened up, troops from Britain and the Commonwealth arrived in Singapore to bolster defenses in Southeast Asia after the threat of

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South Pole rescue

April 26, 2001 – A South Pole Rescue

April 26, 2001 – CBS World News Roundup: Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 26, 2001 – a day for finger-crossing and nail-biting if you were with the Research team in the South Pole. One of their team, Dr. Ron Shemanski, fell ill with Pancreatitis and needed

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Elian Gonzalez and cousin

April 25, 2000 – A Hot Potato Named Elian

April 25, 2000 – CBS World News Roundup: Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 25, 2000 – the political windstorm over the Elian Gonzalez affair was starting to wind down, or at least try to. The young boy, subject of an intense immigration battle as the result

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Robert Alton Harris

April 20, 1992 – Vigils, Protestors, Pileups

April 20, 1992 – CBS Radio Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 20, 1992 – A busy days for vigils, protests, car accidents and observances. After exhausting all appeals, convicted killer Robert Alton Harris was spending the day saying goodbyes before heading down to the Death Watch

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