Jitters And Apprehension: The View Of Europe From London – February 21, 1938
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Vietnam: Ending One Coup, Starting Another – Nazis On The Rise In Bonn – February 20, 1965
– ABC Overseas Assignment – Feb. 20, 1965 – One of those days full of intrigues from Southeast Asia. In this case, an attempted coup on the part of troops loyal to former Premier Diem (who was assassinated and overthrown with a little CIA help), against troops loyal to Military
Labor, Lend-Lease And 537 Days Of War – February 17, 1941
– February 17, 1941 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 17, 1941 – it was a Monday that year. And issues of Labor and Lend-Lease to Britain were the topics of news this day. On the Labor front, the issue of strikes and their
Bosnia: A Ceasefire Holds, But . . . . February 14, 1994
– February 14, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 14, 1994 – A day of tenuous anticipation and mixed messages. While the ceasefire was holding, a battle was taking place in central Bosnia between Croats and troops of the Muslim-led Bosnian government. The
Silence From Singapore – Thankful For A Russian Winter – Extra Sugar On The Table – February 13, 1942 –
– February 13, 1942 – NBC Blue Network – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 13, 1942 – War on all fronts this day. The news from Singapore was silence – nothing new since the previous days reports of fighting and evacuations of non-essentials from
Campaign ’92 – Iowa Caucuses – President Harkin? – February 10, 1992
– February 10, 1992 – Campaign ’92 – The World Tonight – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 10, 1992 – Today was the day of the much-anticipated Iowa Caucuses for this election year. Although it came as no surprise, Iowa Senator Tom Harkin was the big
A Canal Called Love – A Day Full Of Why – February 9, 1979
– February 9, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 9, 1979 – The ongoing situation in Love Canal, the Niagara Falls area of New York State was escalating on this particular day, 37 years ago. Now the area of evacuation was getting wider,
War In Korea: Weekly Casualties – America’s Railroads: Strikes And Disasters – February 6, 1951
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Air Travel: The Bigger, Faster, Brighter Future . . . Of A Sort – February 3, 1946
– News of the Day – February 3, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in 1946 was about a glimpse of the future. Air travel was about to become a commonplace thing. The Lockheed Constellation set a new world record in transcontinental flight – at
A War Of Vital Interests – Ultimately, Oil – February 2, 1980
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