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The Windows Just Literally Smashed . . . And The Water Gushed In – March 7, 1987

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 7, 1987 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this March 7th in 1987 started off with word of a tragedy in the English Channel…

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March 7, 2014

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Bargaining Chips – March 6, 1990

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 6, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this March 6th in 1990 had much to do with the atmosphere of change and what…

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March 6, 2014

1990s, Capitol Hill, Congress, Corruption, Day in history, History, Medicine, Past Daily, Politics, Popular Culture, Presidents, Radio, Scandals, Social Commentary, Society, Tabloid Journalism, Tabloid newspapers, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Week In History, World News

People Like Dolly – March 4, 1997

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 4, 1997 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A Brave-New-World kind of day, this Tuesday March 4th in 1997. From the White House came word of…

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March 4, 2014

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Eleanor Roosevelt Discusses Human Rights – 1950 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC – Today With Mrs. Roosevelt – Human Rights – May 14, 1950 In the early days of the United Nations, one of the tireless advocates for the cause of Human…

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February 28, 2014

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Human Rights And Human Frailties – February 26, 1989

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS News On The Hour – February 26, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this February 26th in 1989 had much to do with President Bush’s tour of China.…

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February 26, 2014

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Anatomy Of A Coup – Venezuela’s 2002 Overthrow – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Radio Reports on Coup in Venezuela – April 11-14, 2002 – NPR/BBC World Service Gordon Skene Sound Collection Amid conflicting reports from Caracas the past several days, regarding protests, demonstrations-turned violent…

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February 24, 2014

1940's, Capitol Hill, Civil Rights, Civil War, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Democrats, economy, Elections, Foreign Policy, Harry S. Truman, Henry Wallace, History, Israel, Middle East, Past Daily, Politics, Presidents, Protest Movements, Red Scare, Republicans, Riots, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Vintage Recordings, Week In History, World News

Madness For A Year Not Quite Three Months Old . . . . .February 24, 1948

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC News of the World – February 24, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection No world like a world in turmoil, and this February 24th in 1948 was no different. Starting…

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February 24, 2014

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February 22, 1961 – Abraham Ribicoff Has A Few Words About JFK’s Health Plan – Healthcare In 1961

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – Meet The Press – Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of HEW – February 22, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As a reminder that the quest for some sort of…

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February 22, 2014

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Loans, Mergers And Bloody Gloves – February 21, 1995

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup w/Mitchell Krauss – February 21, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Not really an earth-shattering day, unless you consider the long-term implications of a $20 billion loan…

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February 21, 2014

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Bombings And Shellings And Forays – February 20, 1942

Click on the link here for Audio Player – News of the World – February 20, 1942 – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this February 20th, 72 years ago was ominous and hopeful, simultaneously. The…

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February 20, 2014

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