Category: Day in history

The RFK Funeral Train

June 8, 1968 – “I dream things that never were and say why not.” – The Funeral Of Robert Kennedy

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”39313″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”June 8, 1968 – NBC Radio – continuous coverage – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] June 8, 1968 – Funeral Service For Robert F. Kennedy – NBC Radio continuous Coverage – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – After hearing the news that Robert Kennedy had been

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Middle East

June 3, 1967 – Cities On Edge: Preview Of A Long, Hot Summer – Middle-East On The Brink – Vietnam With Numbing Regularity.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”14928″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”June 3, 1967 – ABC News Around The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Summer of 1967, though it was touted as The Summer Of Love, was anything but for this June 3rd. Rioting had broken out in the Roxbury suburb of Boston, with

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May 31, 1972 – Nixon In Warsaw

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”14848″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 31, 1972 – Nixon Arrives In Warsaw – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] NBC coverage of Nixon Arrival in Warsaw – May 31, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection On his way back from a historic visit to Moscow in May

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Memorial Day 1923

Memorial Day 1923 – Warren G. Harding

President Warren G. Harding Address at Hoboken New Jersey – Return of 5,212 war dead – May 23, 1923 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Memorial Day – In 1923 it was observed by the return of some 5,212 war dead from Europe, fallen during World War 1 – the “War

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May 27, 1940 – Fearful Turn Of Events – Paul Reynaud And The Situation In Belgium

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”21460″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 27, 1940 – CBS Special Report – Reynaud Address – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] CBS Special Report – Situation in Europe/Address by Premier Paul Reynaud – May 27, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. 81 years ago today, ominous news was coming from

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Miami - May 19, 1980

May 19, 1980 – As Miami Burns – Liberty City And A Police Acquittal.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”21312″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 19, 1980 – CBS News Special Report- Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] CBS Special Report – Miami Riots – May 19, 1980 On May 19, 1980 the city of Miami was entering its third day of racially-charged violence. The cause was, and continues to

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