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Makes all the difference in the world: Become a Patron! March 2, 1940 – News from Helsinki Finland, as reported by Life Magazine photographer Carl Mydans and relayed to America via Finnish Radio. The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union (USSR) and Finland. It began with a...
A little support goes a really long way, trust me: Become a Patron! February 28, 1999 – News of a massive avalanche that buried the Austrian village of Galtür, killing some 38. The avalanche occurred on the 23rd, but on this day they were still recovering bodies as they were...
Keeps us up – keeps us running: Become a Patron! The ongoing dispute over the issue of Cyprus, a tiny island in the Mediterranean caught in a tug-of-war between Turkey and Greece over who both claimed possession of the island once again escalated when Turkey staged full-scale invasion of the...
Help us keep preserving and posting: Become a Patron! February 27,1960 – Ike in Buenos Aires. After a day of welcoming President Eisenhower to Argentina, the night turned into something else, with crowds battling police and demonstrators tearing down Welcome Eisenhower posters – a big contrast to only a few...
It works – it really works: Become a Patron! February 26, 1999 – The Great Blizzard of ’99. A surprise late winter snow storm, blanketed much of the Northeast and plunged it into chaos as the storm took forecasters by surprise and did an admirable job of jamming highways, creating...
We gotta ask: Become a Patron! One of those days full of intrigues from Southeast Asia. In this case, an attempted coup on the part of troops loyal to former Premier Diem (who was assassinated and overthrown with a little CIA help), against troops loyal to Military strongman and Vietnamese...
Chip in if you can: Become a Patron! February 18, 1996 – This week, all eyes were on Iowa. The 1996 Iowa Caucus was underway for the Republicans and it was Bob Dole’s to take bragging rights; finishing with 26% of the vote. Good numbers, but not as good as...
Your support is important to us. Keeps us up and running: Become a Patron! February 18, 1940 – Safely out of the war zone, and on a liner bound for the U.S., Foreign Correspondent William Hillman, who was leaving Italy and bound for New York offers the first uncensored reports...
Being a Patron is a life-saver, in case you were wondering: Become a Patron! February 17, 1945 – During their weekly wrapup of news on the War, reports came in of rumored allied landings at Iwo Jima and a second straight day of B-29 raids over Tokyo. In the interview...
