November 26, 2005 – CBS Weekend Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 26, 2005 – The Thanksgiving holiday weekend – but not much of a holiday, especially if you were a GM worker, as you most likely got the news that you and some 30,000 others were losing
British Troops entering The Maginot Line – The Formidable faillure. News for this day featured a special report from Arthur Mann of Mutual Broadcasting, reporting from The Maginot Line in France. The Maginot Line, named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, was a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations
Bernadette Devlin – NBC: Meet The Press – August 24, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Bernadette Devlin – a name perhaps not easily recognized by many in the U.S. these days, but one of those voices who fit right into the upheaval nature of our world in the
November 24, 1942 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 24, 1942 – News for this day was about progress (or lack of it) in the War. Fighting was erupting throughout the desert areas of Middle-East and in Northern Africa, with Allied forces advancing through
– ABC Radio News – November 22, 1963 (continuous) – Part 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – ABC Radio News – November 22, 1963 (continuous) – Part 2 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – ABC Radio News – November 22, 1963 (continuous) – Part 3 – Gordon Skene Sound
In 1968 America was turning a corner – it was a country on edge. It was a country experiencing an intense upheaval. It was, for all intents and purposes, a year where America had to choose sides; being part of the problem or being part of the solution. It was
This day in war in 1942 was hopeful for the Allies. With news from the Pacific Theater of victory in the Solomon Islands sea battle and progress with fighting in New Guinea and progress in the Guadalcanal campaign. The United States navy dealt the Japanese fleet the most disastrous defeat
Battle of Gettysburg 75th Memorial – July 1, 1938 July 1st of this year marked the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the battle that signaled a turn in the Civil War. Obviously, no recordings or on-the-spot news reports from that period exist, but a 75th anniversary observance of
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November 19, 1986 – President Reagan’s News Conference – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 19, 1986 – As news of illegal arms sales to Iran surfaced, and as questions persisted over who-knew-what/when, it became imperative that President Reagan come forth and at least attempt to explain what was going
