June 5, 1968 – “They Shot Bobby!!” – The Robert Kennedy Assassination
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Category: Day in history
Earthquake In Peru – Excursion In Cambodia – June 2, 1970
– NBC Nightly News – June 2, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With reports slow to come in, news regarding the massive earthquake hitting Peru two days earlier painted a grim picture, guaranteed to get grimmer as the days went on. Initial reports said the earthquake struck half
United Nations: Peace Continues In Europe – War Continues In The Pacific – Independence Waits In The Wings – June 1, 1945
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The Right To Knowledge – Eisenhower Address At Columbia University Bicentennial Dinner – May 31, 1954
Maybe the Cold War had something to do with it. The Space Race and the dawn of New Technology, but in 1954 one of the things consistently stressed by President Eisenhower throughout much of his Presidency was the crucial role education played in our society. How Education and knowledge had
May 30, 1941 – Nineteen Quiet Nights – News From Crete
– NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound collection – May 30, 1941. News for this Memorial day in 1941, and of relative quiet over England, going on 19 days for the 630th day of War. Fighting in the Mediterranean region heated up, forcing British and Greek troops
John F. Kennedy Addresses The Veterans Of Foreign Wars – 1960 – Memorial Day Edition
– Senator John F. Kennedy – Address at VFW Convention, Cobo Hall, Detroit – Aug. 26, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – John F. Kennedy – giving a speech not only fitting for Memorial day but as a reminder of a world leader who would have turned 108 on
Atlantic City: Invasion Of The One-Armed Bandits – First Casino To Open East Of Las Vegas – May 26, 1978 –
– May 26, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 26, 1978 – a memorable day, especially if you lived on the East Coast, around Atlantic City New Jersey. Because this was the day Gambling became legal in New Jersey and Atlantic City in
Berlin: ‘Today The Weather Is . . . Fine’ – May 23, 1938
– News From Berlin – May 23, 1938 – Radio Berlin – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in May, 1938 comes by way of Berlin Radio, broadcasting the news in English. Reports claiming three more Czech border provocations along the disputed Sudeten territory, with German border
To Boycott Or Not To Boycott The 1940 Tokyo Olympics – January 21, 1938 – Past Daily Reference Room
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Riots In San Francisco – The Milk-Moscone Murder Trial Verdict – May 22, 1979 –
– May 22, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 22, 1979: The morning after the verdict in the trial of Dan White, accused murderer of San Francisco Supervisor and Gay Rights activist Harvey Milk. White, who was on trial for the murders of