– September 12, 1988 – CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 12, 1988 -depending on where you were, the news was either about fires sweeping across California or Hurricanes bearing down on Jamaica and heading for points west. The news this day began with reports of
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– Voices and Events for week ending September 10, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A week where the vagaries of Human Nature went haywire, this Septmeber 10th in 1949. Starting with news of a deadly mass shooting in Camden New Jersey. The lone gunman, Howard Unruh, claiming people
– BBC Home Service – Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain – declaration of War – September 1, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day 85 years ago, we were about to plunge into the most devastating and costly wars in our history. After many attempts at negotiating and diplomatic
– News Of The World – August 28, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the war dragged on in Europe, and as the U.S. was inching closer to joining in, the news from France reported Vichy Prime Minister Pierre Laval – head of the German-run puppet regime, had
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Sen. John F. Kennedy accepts the nomination for President – July 1960. As a continuing reminder of the power of great speeches, particularly in the political arena, the JFK acceptance speech goes down in history as one of the memorable moments in our country’s history. Below is a printed excerpt
United Parcel Service geared up Tuesday to resume operations after a two-week strike as Teamsters leaders endorsed a five-year contract that would provide more full-time jobs and protect the union’s existing pension system. As pickets celebrated the impending end to the walkout, James Kelly, UPS’ chief executive officer, said the
While America was gearing up for another convention – the rest of the world was spinning with no stop. “Why don’t you ladies go to the Democratic Party? You’d be happier there and so would many, many Republican women be happy to see you there. You are a positive embarrassment
– Edward P. Morgan – Herbert Kaplow Commentaries – August 6-7, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As speculation reached fever-pitch on this August 7th, 1974, over whether or not Richard Nixon would resign or go through the impeachment process, commentators and news analysts went into overdrive dissecting, mulling, observing
