February 20, 1965 – Vietnam: Attempted Overthrow – Days Of Intrigue.
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Category: History
Is American Freedom In Danger? – July 3, 1955 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
Click on the link here for Audio Player: American Forum of the Air -July 5, 1955 – Is American Freedom In Danger? Gordon Skene Sound Collection In light of the events the past several years, it would be natural to think this is some new, sinister route our country is
February 19, 1980 – Olympics In The Balance
February 19, 1980 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 19, 1980 – A day with fingers crossed if you were an athlete heading to the Olympics in Moscow. The invasion of Afghanistan, coupled with the hostage situation in Tehran was putting the
February 18, 1986 – “The Most Rain In Over 30 Years” – Challenger Disaster Revelations – Terrorism By Tampering.
Shuttle Challenger Disaster – Capitol Hill needed answers – got a lot of finger pointing. A very busy news day for this Wednesday, February 18, 1986. Starting with an onslaught of rain and snow in the West that has killed at least eight people and forced thousands of evacuations piled
February 17, 1942 – Once Was Singapore – News From Radio Tokyo
A rare shortwave broadcast from Radio Tokyo with the news (and commentary) in English. A gist of the events of the day: From British and Japanese sources indications are that between 55,000 and 60,000 British, Australian and Indian troops with their auxiliaries fell into Japanese hands at the surrender of
Jesse Jackson – 1941-2026 – Past Daily Tribute.
Jesse Jackson – his job was done. With the sad news of Jesse Jackson’s passing earlier today – a reminder of how vital his voice and actions were during a time of turbulence and upheaval. His relentless energy and service to the cause of humanity. His example has become the
February 17, 2000 – Talking Anthrax – Talking Votes
February 17, 2000 – CBS World News Roundup – Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 17, 2000 – A lot going on – an election year, higher interest rates and the Pentagon defends its program to vaccinate troops against the Anthrax virus. Amid criticisms and a Congressional
Satire And Solving The World’s Problems – 1965 – Past Daily Reference Room
Even in the 60s, you had to make light of dire situations – or go insane. No secret, being around in the 1960s meant watching, listening and witnessing a lot of bad news. Conflicts, protests, riots, toppling of governments, the draining of human resources and a general feeling of suffocation
February 16, 1974 – Quietly Losing A Dissident – Loudly Gaining A Hostage
February 16, 1974 – CBS Radio: The World This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 16, 1974 – a week focusing on a dissident and a hostage. The dissident in question was writer and outspoken Soviet critic Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, whose milestone novel The Gulag Archipelago not only won
A Word Or Two With Jacques Lipchitz – 1963 – Past Daily Weekend
– Sum and Substance – Interview with Jacques Lipchitz – March 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. An interview this week with legendary sculptor/painter Jacques Lipchitz. At the vanguard of the Cubist movement in the early part of the 20th century Lipchitz, along with colleagues Modigliani, Picasso and