Category History

1940's, Big Band Jazz, History, Past Daily, Past Daily Downbeat, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings

Claude Thornhill And His Band – Live At Hotel Pennsylvania 1947 – Past Daily Downbeat

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio – Claude Thornhill – Live At The Hotel Pennsylvania – Sept. 22, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. In the history of Jazz, one of…

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April 5, 2015

1960's, Commentators, Conventions, Day in history, History, Legend, Past Daily Reference Room, Politics, Popular Culture, Pro-Democracy, Protest Movements, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, Tabloid Journalism, Tabloid newspapers, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, World News

Edward R. Murrow Addresses The NAB Convention – 1962 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Edward R. Murrow Addresses The National Association Of Broadcasters Convention – April 2, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. In 1962 we were on the threshold…

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April 3, 2015

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Menacing Waters – Menacing Demands – April 2, 1990

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio News – April 2, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection And on April 2nd, 1990 Pittsburgh was busy closing intake valves, ahead of traces of…

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April 2, 2015

1950's, 1970's, Eisenhower, Foreign Policy, History, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Presidents, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, Terrorism, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Too Big to Fail, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, War, World War 2

High Cost Of Defense – 1971 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio: Second Sunday – Oct. 10, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Even before his memorable Military-Industrial Complex Farewell address in 1961, President Eisenhower was all…

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March 31, 2015

1950's, Capitol Hill, Congress, Corruption, Day in history, History, Labor, Past Daily, Politics, Radio, Scandals, Social Commentary, Society, Tabloid Journalism, Tabloid newspapers, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Union Busting, Unions, Vintage Recordings, Week In History

‘I Must Decline To Answer Your Question Because The Committee Lacks Jurisdiction’ – The Teamsters Investigation – March 26, 1957 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Hearing Time – Teamsters Hearings – March 26, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The decade of the 50s will go down, at least in part, as…

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March 30, 2015
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1990s, Capitol Hill, CIA, Congress, Corruption, Day in history, Foreign Policy, Haiti, History, Past Daily, Presidents, Radio, Republicans, Scandals, Social Commentary, Society, Terrorism, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Week In History, World News

Funeral In Haiti – March 30, 1995

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 30, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another busy news day, this March 30th, 20 years ago. With word from Capitol…

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March 30, 2015

1970's, Day in history, Foreign Policy, History, Past Daily, President Ford, Presidents, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, War, Week In History

Escape From Danang – March 27, 1975

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Nightly News – March 27, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. As the odyssey of Vietnam wound up the last remaining weeks, the panic spread and…

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March 27, 2015

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Talking Tough, Lockouts, Cautionary Tales – March 27, 1995

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 27, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A lot of news this day, 20 years ago. Starting off with the ongoing…

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March 27, 2015

1950's, Civil War, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, History, Middle East, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Radio, Red Scare, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War

The Syrian Crisis Of 1957 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Youth Wants To Know – Interview with Dr. Farid Zeineddine – Dec. 3, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Further evidence that the Cold War took on…

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March 26, 2015

1940's, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Day in history, Foreign Policy, Henry Wallace, History, Past Daily, Radio, Red Scare, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Vintage Recordings, Violence, Week In History, World News

March 26, 1948 – ‘For World Opinion To Judge’ – Here Comes The Cold War.

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March 26, 2015

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