The world, this day in 1966 was engulfed in one crisis or another. The Middle-East, no stranger to crises, was yet another conflict well on its way to reach boiling point by the time December was over. But to be fair, the Middle-East was not unique. We had the Soviet
December 12, 1981 – CBS Radio News on The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 12, 1981 – A day of Dissidents. The 17-day hunger strike by Soviet Dissidents Andrei Sakharov and wife Yelena Bonner came to an end when Soviet officials unexpectedly granted a reunion with 26
December 11, 1996 -CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 11, 1996 – This busy news day in 1996 started with news of a possible break in the Olympic Park Bombing case – the terrorist bombing that killed one and injured over 100 others in Atlanta
December 10, 1993 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 10, 1993 – A big day for science and exploration, starting with news that Princeton University had conducted it’s first successful experiment with Fusion Energy generating the worlds largest reaction. A four-second burst equal to
When the news began that morning, and updated reports concerning the shootings at a movie theater in Aurora Colorado throughout the day, I was reminded at the time of how all-too-familiar it seemed. How it has repeated over and over throughout the years. How violence in America, senseless acts of
– CBS Radio News On The Hour – December 9, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Compared to other December 9th’s in history, December 9, 1981 was downright calm. On this particular day the news was about the OPEC meeting in Adu Dhabi and the promise of a Christmas gift
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December 8, 2000 – CBS World News Roundup – Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 8, 2000 – Election 2000 and America’s cliffhanger. Now it was all down to Florida – and the battle of wills was underway. The Gore team sought a recount. The Bush team
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With all the upbeat reports coming in on this December 5th in 1944, the worrisome part had to do with the goings on in Athens, Greece. Otherwise, reports of Gen. Patton’s 3rd Army were driving deep into the Saar, encountering heavy opposition in the process. But gains were being made.
