Category: Day in history

Incident At Fort Wayne – May 29, 1980

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup + The World Tonight – May 29, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. News of assassination attempts, this May 29th in 1980. Civil Rights leader and Executive Director of The National Urban League

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An Avalanche Of Extra-Crispy – May 28, 1994

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – May 28, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Scandals and Trade Agreements, this May 28th in 1994. The flap over Helicopters and The White House had heads rolling. The matter known as

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Bush Quits – May 26, 1980

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – May 26, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this May 26th, 35 years ago, was about the upcoming Presidential election in November. The race was on and the

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Invasion Of Crete – May 22, 1941

  . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – News Of The World – May 22, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this May 22nd in 1941, which was the 627th day of War, was about the continuing expansion of the War in

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Humoring a Volcano

May 18, 1980 – When The Mountain Blew – The Mt. St. Helens Volcano –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”21298″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 18, 1980 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] On May 18, 1980 the infamous Mt. St. Helens in Washington State blew and threatened communities surrounding the mountain with thick clouds of ash and an anticipated lava and mud flow. One report

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Pentagon Confidential – May 15, 1997

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – May 15, 1997 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this May 15th in 1997 had much to do with scandals, accusations and improprieties in the Military. Starting off with the much-publicized

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Boat People - escape from Vietnam

May 11, 1975 – The New Phrase In Our Lexicon: Boat People.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”21175″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 11, 1975 – The World This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] May 11th came on a Sunday in 1975. And as is always the case, Sunday is reserved for recapping the main news stories of the week. The week ending May 11th

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Unofficially Official – May 7, 1945

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – WOR-Mutual Broadcast Day 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – May 7, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Depending on where you were and who you were listening to, the Surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allies took

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