Amid growing resentment over U.S, domination of the Panama Canal, rioting had broken out in the Canal Zone. Stemmed largely from an incident over flag raising by students at a nearby university, it begged a bigger question; how long was the U.S. going to occupy the Canal Zone? Some fifty
January 8, 1964 – LBJ’s State Of The Union message – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 8, 1964 – the first State of The Union message from LBJ, his first message since being thrust into office on November of 1963: President Johnson: “This administration today, here and now, declares
January 7, 1979 – CBS Radio Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 7, 1979 – after some two weeks, large numbers of rebel troops, aided by Vietnamese tanks, seized control of Cambodia, and captured the capitol city of Phnom Penh and overthrow premier Pol Pot. The Hanoi
ABC World News This Week – ending January 6, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. This week in 1991 saw an inching towards all-out confrontation between the U.S. and its allies and Iraq over the occupation of Kuwait. Months of saber rattling, posturing, negotiations, appeals, threats and troop buildups were
– NET: Newsfront – Discussion on potential Chromosome damage with LSD use – Sept. 6, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As 1967 took alternate turns between violent and paisley, the groundswell of the Drug Culture began taking over headlines. LSD, popularized by advocates such as Timothy Leary and claimed
– News for January 3, 1983 – This January 3rd in 1983 saw the opening day of the 98th Congress. Speculation and swearing in pretty much filled up the days news, but everything was guaranteed to settle down once President Reagan gave the State of The Union later in the
– January 2, 1996 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 2, 1996 – First full working day of the new year and the Government was going into day 18 of a partial shutdown. Like clockwork, a budget impasse tossed government agencies and employees into
– 1990 – ABC World News This Year – December 30, 1990 – ABC Radio – 1990. A year loaded with contrasts, intrigues and question marks. And all of it came up for review, this December 30th, 1990. The year started on a hopeful note, but somewhere in the middle,
December 27, 1979 – CBS Hourly News + Dan Rather: News And Comment – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 27, 1979 – With the crisis over the 50 American hostages, held captive in Tehran ramping up at the United Nations, the situation in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul was
– FDR Lights The National Christmas Tree – Dec. 24, 1935 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – FDR lights the National Christmas Tree, on Christmas Eve 1935. A national ritual since 1923, it was President Roosevelt’s third Christmas celebration in the White House. The country was slowly digging out from
