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Your support helps a lot: Become a Patron! January 10, 1999 – A judge in France was preparing to make public his ruling on the death of Princess Diana on January 20th. Advance word was leaked to the British press and it was determined that no one would be prosecuted...
Become a Patron! March 2003 – Hard to imagine, it was seventeen years ago this March that the United States and a “coalition of the willing” consisting of the U.S., the UK, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein. Seventeen years later and that region...
Become a Patron! Jefferson–Jackson Day is the annual fundraising celebration (dinner) held by Democratic Party organizations in the United States. It is named for Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, which the party calls its founders. During presidential election campaigns, key dinners are important venues for candidates to attend. It...
Become a Patron! News for this week, ending on January 7th in 1950 had as much to do with Foreign Policy as it did with Capitol Hill. At the beginning of the week, a bombshell was dropped from London in the form of Britain’s official recognition of Red China. It...
Become a Patron! January 6, 2003 – probably not an earth shattering day, by all accounts. But one which would have ramifications in the not-too-distant future. On Capitol Hill, Democrats were getting ready to unveil a new Tax proposal in an attempt to rev up the national economy, and doing...
Sing Sing – in session for BBC 6 Music – January 6, 2006 – BBC Radio – You have no idea how far one dollar can go: Become a Patron! Sing-Sing in session this weekend. They formed in 1997 in London, comprising vocalist Lisa O’Neill (who had previously worked with...
Encore Time – Jim Hawthorne, Major J. Andrew White – KNX Midnight-1:00 am – June 3, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Before 24 hour news cycles, ’round the clock music and talk, radio was a sort of “uncharted waters” after midnight. If you were one...
Become a Patron! Dear Patrons and Friends Of Past Daily: It’s the start of a new year and a new decade. Where the last one went is anybody’s guess, but if you’re a follower of the posts on Past Daily you have a pretty good idea whatever happened isn’t all...
A little is worth a whole lot: Become a Patron! Secretary of State Dean Rusk, giving a news conference on January 4, 1968. Giving a detailed break down of the previous years events involving the State Department, Rusk discusses our ever-expanding role in Vietnam as well as developments in Southeast...
Become a Patron! January 2, 1960 – Senator Kennedy Announces His Run for the White House Sixty years ago today the Senator from Massachusetts, a shining prospect in 1956, John F. Kennedy stepped before the microphones and announced he would make a run for the White House. Senator John F....
