Category Riots

Emotions And World Problems – 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Chicago University Roundtable of The Air – Emotions And World Problems – Oct. 31, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One gets the impression the latest round of violence gripping seemingly…

A View From The Abyss – January 16, 1966

Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio – Voices In The Headlines – January 16, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection No doubt about it, on this January 16th in 1966 we were slipping further and…

The Matter Of Algeria – 1960 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC – The Nations Future: The Algerian Conflict – December 3, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the 60s got underway, a way of Independence movements swept throughout Africa. One…

September 10, 1949 – “Something Went Snap” – Mass Shooting In New Jersey – Throwing Rocks In Peekskill –

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August Is Overthrow Season – August 19, 1991

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS – The World Tonight + reports via KNX-AM – August 19, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Not to make light of a situation that often involves dramatic upheaval and…

Northern Ireland - 1969 - Getty Images

August 15, 1969 – And 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 –

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August 13, 1965 – City On The Edge – A City Engulfed – Watts Riots –

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Watts Riot Coverage – KTLA-audio – August 13, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection If you were living in Los Angeles on this August 13th in 1965 you were no doubt…