December 1945 – Life In A Postwar Tokyo – Past Daily Reference Room.
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December 11, 1935 – Exploring And Celebrating The Stratosphere –
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1956 – Adlai Stevenson On The Imperative Of Education – Past Daily Reference Room
Adlai Stevenson – Campaign address from Milwaukee, Wisconsin – September 28, 1956 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Hate to be pushy, but . . .Become a Patron! As we’ve finished the Presidential Election of 2020, amid optimism, questions, confusion and unprecedented behavior, running across this campaign
Shelter In the Underground – Life In Wartime London – 1944 – Past Daily Reference Room
Frank Alban Reports from London to KFI – November-December 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – If you could, it would be fantastic:Become a Patron! With our current state of affairs over COVID and the stay-at-home/lockdown aspects of living life in the midst of pandemic, I ran across this series
The Role Of The Press In The World Of 1950 – Past Daily Reference Room
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Books, Reading And The Quality Of Life – 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room.
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November 12, 1943 – Anticipating A United Nations – Anticipating Repairing A Broken World. An Interview With Herbert Lehman
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Britain In 1950 – New Government, New Outlook, Hopeful Economy – Past Daily Reference Room
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America Votes – 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room
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October 30, 1939 – Closing The New York World’s Fair (For The Winter)
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”35811″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 30, 1939 – Closing New York World’s Fair For Winter – Mutual – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] It was October 30, eighty-one years ago that the 1939 New York World’s Fair came to a close for the winter. Scheduled to re-open in May