Category: Riots

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The Battle Of Seattle – Week Of December 4, 1999

CBS Radio Weekend Roundup – December 4, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection- Twenty-five years ago this week, the streets of Seattle were awash in teargas and protestors as the WTO Ministerial Summit met to discuss trade negotiations which began on November 30. Instead, the WTO goings-on were eclipsed by

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Marching students in a historical demonstration, vintage black and white photo, educational protest, youth activism, 20th-century history, peaceful demonstration, social movement.

Peace: Out Of One Frying Pan – October 10, 1945

– WOR News – October 10, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the War over, and peace settling in, October 10th, 1945 was a day loaded with transition, and frustration, and a new set of concerns. Domestically, the adjustment to peacetime was slow. The legislation put in effect

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Children playing and celebrating outdoors during a historical moment, with smoke and damaged buildings in the background, capturing the essence of news, history, and community resilience.

Woodstock Vs. Belfast: While The Scent Of Incense And Patchouli Wafted In One Part Of The World, The Scent Of Teargas And Burning Tires Wafted In The Other – August 15, 1969

Become a Patron! While the much-fabled Woodstock Festival was getting underway for its first day, the world was spinning wildly away as usual on this August 15th in 1969. From Northern Ireland, Catholic and Protestant rioting was raging on. British troops were being reinforced and rioting was spreading rapidly. It

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