Category Poland

1980's, Communists, Day in history, History, Leonid Brezhnev, Poland, Protest Movements, Solidarity

June 16, 1983 – Pope John Paul II Arrives In Poland

June 16, 1983 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 16, 1983 – News for this day was all about the goings on in Poland. Pope John Paul II arrived in Warsaw to huge crowds…

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June 16, 2017

1980's, Americana, Baseball, Day in history, History, Israel, Poland, Politics, Unions, United Nations

June 12, 1981 – The Great Baseball Strike Of 1981

June 12, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup + Newsbreak + Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 12, 1981 – America‘s Great National Pastime took a vacation this day. With talks between Players and Team Owners breaking…

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June 12, 2017

1940's, BBC, Immigration, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Poland, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, The Press, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, War, World News, World War 2

Polish Pilots In The RAF – World War 2 – The 13th Raid – Past Daily Reference Room

The 13th Raid – The Polish RAF pilots during a Night Raid over Germany – 1941 – BBC Transcription Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. In recent weeks, with the controversy surrounding Brexit and the simmering issue of Immigration in…

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September 16, 2016

1930's, Adolf Hitler, France, Interviews, Past Daily, Poland, Radio, The Press, Uncategorized, War, Week In History, World News, World War 2

Leon Blum And The French View Of War – September 7, 1939 – Past Daily Reference Room

A shortwave broadcast talk by Premier of France, Leon Blum during the first week of hostilities on September 7, 1939. Leon Blum, who had the distinction of being the first Socialist and Jewish Premier of France, had the dubious distinction…

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September 8, 2016

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September 5, 1981 – Solidarity Meets In Gdansk

September 5, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News from Gdansk today, as the Solidarity labor Movement held its first Congress in Gdansk, while the Soviet Union was staging military maneuvers nearby. It was…

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September 5, 2016

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August 31, 1982 – Boots, MIGs And Strange Little Discs

August 31, 1982 – ABC World News This Morning – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 31, 1982 – A day filled with the usual strife and the familiar struggle. But also a day which would have far reaching…

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August 31, 2016

1930's, Adolf Hitler, Day in history, Foreign Policy, History, Past Daily, Poland, Politics, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, War, War Crimes, Week In History, World News, World War 2

August 29, 1939 – A Sinister Quietude On The Polish Frontier

August 29, 1939 – A day of intense anticipation – a day of nerves – a day of last attempts. As the crisis along the frontier between Poland and Germany escalated, and with all-out War in the balance, it was…

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August 29, 2016

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August 1, 1981 – Elephants In The Room

August 1, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 1, 1981 – a day of looming disruption and discontent. With conclusion of an all-nighter on Capitol Hill, House and Senate conferees finally agreed on…

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August 1, 2016

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June 2, 1981 – Stand Offs And Stand Downs

June 2, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup + CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 2, 1981 – The day started with news that a hostage situation was finally over at a nursing home in…

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June 2, 2016

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March 24, 1981 – Squabbles And Solidarity

March 24, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup + Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 24, 1981 – the situation in Poland between Solidarity and the government took a tempestuous turn. With recent violence in Bydgoszcz where…

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March 24, 2016

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