Rescuing Bastogne – Battle Of The Bulge: A Break In Fortunes – December 28, 1944
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Somewhere In Belgium – December 19, 1944 – A News Blackout On The Western Front – A Rumor Of Heavy Casualties –
December 19, 1944 – Somewhere in Belgium. News from the Western Front was sketchy, filled with rumors and, for the most part, blacked out. Hints that a major German offensive was taking place, catching Allies by surprise and inflicting severe casualties. And as much as the news attempted to play
Sandy Hook: “The Safest Place In America . . .Until Today” – December 14, 2012
December 14, 2012 – Ten years ago this day, the unthinkable happened. In a year of school shootings, reported with sickening regularity, the most horrific episode was unfolding at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton Connecticut. A gunman, later identified as 20-year old Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary
Post-War Europe – Foreign Ministers Conference – People Behaving Badly – December 13, 1947 –
– News for Dec. 13, 1947- Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day was dominated by the goings on in Europe. Primarily over the Foreign Ministers Conference in London, which wasn’t going as well as expected. But also, news of civil unrest throughout all of Europe brought on
Operation Torch: The View From Algiers – Seizing Ports And Airfields – November 15, 1942
November 15, 1942 – News from Algiers on this day, and there was a lot of it. A little background: Operation Torch (8–16 November 1942) was an Anglo–American invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. It was aimed at reducing pressure on Allied forces in Egypt, and
September 29, 1940 – Berlin During Tripartite Season – An Axis Signing.
Sigrid Schultz Reporting From Berlin – Mutual Broadcasting – September 29, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection September 29, 1940 – News for this day, direct from Berlin and reported by Sigrid Schultz, correspondent for Mutual as well as The Chicago Tribune. The story was the signing of the Axis
The Great Radio Documentaries: “Malcolm X: Misfit Or Messiah?” ABC Radio – February 21, 1965 –
“Malcolm X: Misfit or Messiah? – ABC Radio News Documentary Feb. 21, 1965- Gordon Skene Sound Collection” Continuing our survey of memorable Radio Documentaries of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70s. On this day in February in 1965, an assassination took place in New York. Gunmen from the Nation of Islam
The Great Radio Documentaries – “Asian Flu Comes To America” – 1957 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
The world on September 19th in 1957 was awash with 104 degree fevers, paralyzed with aching muscles and joints, throwing up just about everything everyone ate the past year and it was only getting worse. 1957 was The Year Of The Asian Flu. It went from epidemic to pandemic and
July 28, 1950 – The Situation In Korea – News From The Front – Talk Of Homefront Mobilization.
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May 12, 1945 – The Morning After – The UN Conference Meets For The First Time.
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