April 13, 1979 – Formerly Rhodesia – Firing Squads In Tehran – Holiday On Sapelo.
April 13, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April
Racial unrest
April 7, 1996 – The Taking Of Ted the Hermit – Capturing The Unabomber.
It just so happened, April 7th in 1996 was a Sunday. It was also Easter
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March 22, 1964 – Trench Life During The War On Poverty – Sargent Shriver
This day in 1964 (a Sunday), Meet The Press had Sargent Shriver on as guest.
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March 5, 1997 – Another Day Underwater – The Ohio River Floods Of 1997 – Legislating Bad Behavior.
Characterized as the worst flooding since the infamous Ohio River Valley floods of 1937, the
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February 1969 – San Francisco State Student Strike – State Of Protest In America – Past Daily Reference Room/Voices Of Protest
February 14, 1969 – Commonwealth Club Of California – Lecture by Leo McClatchy, San Francisco
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February 4, 1980 – ABSCAM: New Word In The Dictionary.
On this February 4th in 1980, a new Acronym entered our Dictionary –ABSCAM, which stood
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A Word Or Two From Dr. Martin Luther King – Youth And Social Action 1967 – Past Daily Reference Room:Birthday Edition
Today marks the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King. And so to commemorate his birthday,
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December 29, 1958 – Years Of Crisis – 1958 – Recapping A Year In The Life.
Since we’re rapidly (and thankfully) approaching the end of 2020, the somewhat pained looks back
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November 13, 1968 – Days Of Confusion, Nights Of Backlash – The World Of 1968
1968 was probably the year it came closest to completely falling apart. The sudden violent
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October 27, 1963 – Shapes Of Things: The View From Bonn – The Streets Of Saigon – A Scene In Dallas.
October 27th signaled the end of an ominous week in 1963. Vietnam was frequently taking
