January 27, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 27, 1988. Another kidnapping in Beirut and more testimony in the John “Ivan The Terrible” Demjanjuk trial. Word on this morning from Beirut that another German businessman had been kidnapped. This one, a West German
Even after the assassination of President Kennedy, some nine days earlier, the issue of Berlin and West Germany in general were constant reminders that, even with a nation in grief, the Cold War plodded on. Ludwig Erhard had been Chancellor for barely six weeks, and Kennedy’s death cast an unexpected
January 26, 1979 – CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 26, 1979 – The big news came towards the end of the day. Bulletins hit the airwaves that former four-time New York Governor and vice-President Nelson Rockefeller had died suddenly of a massive heart attack at
Gregor Piatigorsky in conversation with James Day – Day At Night – May 24, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gregor Piatigorsky. Without question one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century, and to some the greatest string player of all time. The Ukranian born American cellist settled
The Red Army drives West. A day events moved quickly on this 25th of January in 1945. Starting with Red Army troops battled to force the Oder River barrier in Silesia today and Marsnal Stalin in his third order of the day announced the capture of Oppeln, capital of Upper
– WCBS-CBS News – Report on Death of Johnny Carson – January 23, 2005 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection On this day 10 years ago, if you were around before 1992, Johnny Carson was part of your life. For 30 years he was casually known as The King Of Late
January 22, 1982 – CBS World News Roundup – Newsbreak – 9:00am News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 22, 1982 – Another day in history, loaded with contrasts. Starting with this day in 1982 being the 9th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision on abortion. Roe V. Wade
– MBS – Bob Green News – January 21, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection On this January 21st in 1958, news was about the release from a 4 1/2 year jail sentence of former Prime Minister of Kashmir, Sheikh Abdullah, known as The Lion of Kashmir was arrested in
Henry Kissinger and Anwar Sadat – Turbo-charged Shuttle Diplomacy. Busy week in the world, the one ending on January 20, 1974. Starting with The Middle East. Henry Kissinger pulled it off. The Israeli-Egyptian agreement to separate their troops along the Suez Canal is a brilliant achievement of personal diplomacy, although
January 20, 1989 – CBS Radio News on the Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 20, 1989 – inauguration day, and the swearing in of the 41st President. Former vice-President George H.W. Bush was poised to take over the Oval Office, the one being vacated this day by
