Category: Day in history

Day Of Infamy + 73 – December 7, 1941

Reports from Mutual Broadcasting – December 7, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – This day; this Sunday 73 years ago, we joined the rest of the world engulfed in War. For the U.S., World War 2 had officially begun. So much has been written, viewed, speculated and pondered over

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UN delegates at an international conference discussing global diplomacy and world politics.

A Hostage Crisis Goes To The UN – December 2, 1979

– United Nations Security Council Session – Dec. 2, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran and some 50 Embassy employees held hostage for some 28 days, it was time to get the UN involved in trying to offer some solution to an increasing

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A Capitol Hill Faux Pas – November 27, 1982

. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – November 27, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection November 27th in 1982 fell on a Saturday. Thoughts of Thanksgiving were now fading into memory. And even though it was a holiday weekend, that

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