August 1, 1945 – The Slow Road Home – Picturing Civilian Life.
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July 28, 1950 – The Situation In Korea – News From The Front – Talk Of Homefront Mobilization.
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July 26, 1946 – Deliberations In Nuremberg – Negotiations In Palestine – Riots In Frankfurt
Almost a year since the end of World War 2 – on this July 26, 1946, it was about adjustment, change and justice. Reports from Nuremberg, where the trial of the former Nazi hierarchy was heading into its final phase. Prosecution was delivering final arguments in the 8 month
July 25, 1947 – Congress Pulls An All-Nighter – Another Mine Disaster – A Batch Of Poisoned Soy Sauce.
– Sam Hayes and The News – July 25, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A mixed bag of news, this July 25th in 1947. Congress pulled an all-nighter in a futile attempt to investigate Attorney General Thomas Clark over his proposed List of Subversive Organizations. Report from Congress:
July 25, 1966 – Our Summer Of Discontent – Cities On Boil – Going From “Detained” To “Captured”.
– July 25, 1966 – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Summer in the city and the summer of discontent. A Summer of scarring and scorching, this July 25, 1966. Starting with news on the matter of Civil Rights and the exploding violence and rage in cities
July 21, 1965 – The Simmering Dog Days Of Summer – Fact Finding Missions – No Life On Mars
CBS World News Roundup – July 21, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day, 57 years ago saw an escalation of things. An escalation of the War in Vietnam and an escalation in the violence in reaction to the Civil Rights Movement. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara had
July 11, 1960 – President Eisenhower – Policy On Latin America – Shoring Up The Cracks.
Pres. Eisenhower – Latin America Policy address – July 11, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection When vice-President Nixon returned from a disastrous tour of Latin America in 1958, concern was high that we were losing our sphere of influence in that region of the world. When Cuba underwent it’s
July 8, 1979 – Yours Truly, OPEC – America’s Little Gas Crisis – Here Comes Skylab.
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July 7, 2005 – ‘A Loud Bang At 8:59 AM’ – The London Terror Bombings.
– BBC Radio 4/5 Live – July 5, 2005 – reports/bulletins – BBC Radio – Terror visited London, this July 7th in 2005. At first, sketchy reports and tentative explanations of “huge power surges”. But as news emerged by eyewitnesses of several explosions in London’s Underground, coupled with news of
June 29, 1970 – Exit Cambodia – Nassar Goes To Moscow – The Troubles Continue In Derry.
– NBC News – June 29, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in 1970 had a lot to do with the promised withdrawal from Cambodia, two months after invading and setting off a domestic firestorm which left students dead and a country bitterly divided. In