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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....
Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders – NME Poll Winners Concert 1965 – April 11, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It would be nice . . .Become a Patron! Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders, live at the 1965 NME Poll Winners and recorded on April 11, 1965. From the...
Serge Koussevitsky – Boston Symphony – December 30, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Serge Koussevitsky leads the Boston Symphony in an abbreviated concert, first broadcast by the NBC Blue Network (soon to become ABC) on December 30, 1944. This was part of a series produced...
Easy as saying “yes” and with none of the guilt: Become a Patron! December 27,1994 – An uneasy day in the world. With the holding of a U.S. pilot, his helicopter downed over North Korea, a diplomatic game of Chess was underway. North Korea upped the ante by proving photos...
