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December 3, 1944 – Even for a Sunday in 1944, this was a busy day on all war fronts. American B-29’s staged raids over Tokyo, targeting the Nakajima Aircraft factory, and by all accounts the raid was successful. Japanese radio reported damage was “light”, but reports from military reconnaissance said...
Membership has a ton of advantages:Become a Patron! December 2, 1999 – Busy day of contrasts, from Seattle and Manchester, New Hampshire to the surface of Mars. In Seattle, Mayor Paul Schell was determined to restore peace in his city, so a state of Civil Emergency remained in effect. Schell...
Tool – In Concert at Des Moines Fairgrounds – Lollapalooza Festival June 28, 1993 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Tool in concert this weekend. An early concert by way of the 1993 Lollapalooza Festival at Des Moines Fairgrounds, recorded June 28, 1993. In case you don’t...
Patrons can download this for free: Become a Patron! David Geffen, interviewed by B. Mitchell Reed on January 25, 1973. In my seemingly endless task of digitizing history; of the news kind and of the Popular Culture kind, I ran across this interview with the legendary David Geffen, a little...
Become a Patron! September 14, 1957. This is L.A. This is your town. This is your town in 1957. This is what your town sounded like. A sweep of the radio dial and an aural snapshot of a town on an average Saturday in an average year. No earth-shattering events,...
Become a Patron! November 29, 1978 – News was about China on this day. Veteran observers were calling it “the new age of China”, Chinese youth were demonstrating support in droves for party chairman Deng-Xao Ping and premier Hua-guo Feng in Tiananmen Square, chanting Democratic slogans throughout the streets of...
Graham Coxon – BBC 6 Music 10th Anniversary Concert – South Bank – 2012 – BBC 6 Music – Become a Patron! Former founding member of Blur, Graham Coxon in concert tonight, appearing at the BBC 6 Music 10th Anniversary, held at South Bank in 2012. As the group’s lead...
Become a Patron! In his first visit to Canada since before his election, President Eisenhower went to Ottawa and addressed the joint houses of Parliament. Not only was it a long-standing tradition, it was a critical sign of support and acknowledgement of the sacrifices Canadians have made over the years...
A buck a month, that’s all we ask: Become a Patron! November 25, 1994. The fate of the Bosnian town of Bihac was in doubt this day. While all sides were talking about a ceasefire, the UN protected enclave was being battered by Serbs. And news that some 250 UN...
Become a Patron! November 21, 2006 – Another Assassination in Lebanon and another member of the Gemayal family met with bullets. The day before Lebanon’s Independence Day, while Pierre Gemayel was riding by the Jdeideh suburb north of Beirut, a Honda CRV with tinted windows rammed his car from the...
