Manila finally calming down – the rest of the world, not so much. May 1st starting off with a bang in 2001 – starting with news from Manila. Two police officers and a protester died today when thousands of supporters of deposed president Joseph Estrada marched through central Manila and
Warsaw – nerves in Poland before May Day. What it was looking like, this last day of April in 1983: From Poland – Police, in Gdansk, summoned three aides of Lech Walesa today, maintaining their pressure on the Solidarity leader on the eve of anti-government demonstrations planned for May Day
Never any shortage of scandal where Capitol Hill is concerned, and this April 30th in 1979 was no different. The Senate Ethics Committee was getting ready to hold hearings on violations by Georgia Senator Herman Talmadge and abuses of power, campaign funds and a file cabinet full of other embarrassments.
April 29, 1986 was a day the true nature of how disastrous it was wouldn’t be known for weeks and months later. On this April 29th, amid vehement denials to the contrary, one of the worst Nuclear Power Plant disasters occurred in the Ukraine region of Russia. Initially reported as
An historic news day, this April 27, 1945. There was singing and dancing and music on the banks of the Elbe today as troops of the United States 1st Army and jubilant troops of Marshal Ivan Konev’s 1st Ukrainian Army celebrated historic junction symbolizing the defeat of Nazi Germany. Americans
The opening day of the United Nations Conference in San Francisco, this April 25th in 1945. Within days of the death of FDR and within days before the eventual collapse of Nazi Germany, the United Nations was formed out of the wreckage of The League of Nations with the hope
Another busy news day in 1980 – The Hostage story in Iran was gaining traction. Japan decided today to join America’s European Common Market allies and impose diplomatic and economic sanctions against Iran to gain release of the American hostages in Tehran. Government officials said Japan’s punitive action included the
– ABC Radio – World News This Week-Week Ending April 23, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A momentous week in history, but nobody really knew it at the time. The week of April 23, 1989 was filled with a lot of strife, chaos and marathon emotions. So perhaps the
April 18, 1985 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 18, 1985 – A questionable bid, a withering economy and a political gaffe were the big news items on this day. Self-described King Of Cable, Ted Turner was entering a bold takeover bid to buy
The question was asked; “how dead do we need to be?” The question of outlawing the hydrogen bomb in 1955 emerged at a moment of profound anxiety and moral reckoning in the early Cold War. By this time, both the United States and the Soviet Union possessed thermonuclear weapons—devices vastly
