Category Past Daily Reference Room

The Great Radio Documentaries: “Who Killed Michael Farmer”? – Edward R. Murrow – April 21, 1958 –

– CBS Radio – Who Killed Michael Farmer? – April 21, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing our month of milestone Radio Documentaries, this one from CBS Radio narrated by the legendary Edward R. Murrow and produced by…

Vietnam - August 1966

August 4, 1966 – The Week In Vietnam: 99 Killed, Down From The Previous Week – Putting A Spin On Things.

– Vietnam Update -August 4, 1966 – ABC Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the Vietnam War dragged on, some news outlets began weekly reports on the status of fighting, and giving casualty figures. ABC Radio had…

July 27, 1967 – LBJ Addresses The Summer Of Violence – Cities Under Siege.

– President Johnson Address regarding riots – July 27, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With a country teetering on the edge of burning down. Cities engulfed in flame and violence. Civil disorder spread from coast to coast, it…

Annexation of Austria - March 1938

Annexation Of Austria – 1938 – When Your Neighbor Makes Unwanted Advances – Past Daily Reference Room

March 25, 1938 – H.W. van Loon Commentary on the German Annexation of Austria – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the latest series of events taking place in Eastern Europe and another land-grab masquerading as a rightful…

Getting An Education In The South – May 6, 1956

– American Forum – Trouble In The South – May 6, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. In 1954, the landmark Brown v. Board Of Education paved the way for school desegregation in the U.S. – compliance was slow. But…

April 21, 1975 – Imminent Implosion In South Vietnam – Thieu Resigns – Saigon Surrounded

– April 21, 1975 – Thieu Resigns – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the collapse of South Vietnam only a matter of time this April in 1975, word came on the 21st of the resignation of…