Although today is officially regarded as V-E day, on this day in 1945 it was surrounded by confusion. Yes, the official signing of the unconditional surrender took place at 2:00 am on May 7th, a Press blackout had been imposed. But it was a reporter for the Associated Press,
American Forum of The Air – Are Our Schoolbooks Dangerous? 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As a society, are we a fearful people? Yes. Paranoid? Yes. Vengeful? Yes. Civil? No. Has it always been that way? I’m afraid to say, yes. Of course, that’s painting the picture with
The opening day of the United Nations Conference in San Francisco, this April 25th in 1945. Within days of the death of FDR and within days before the eventual collapse of Nazi Germany, the United Nations was formed out of the wreckage of The League of Nations with the hope
– Radio Moscow News In English – April 13, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One of the upticks during the Cold War was the near constant barrage of propaganda, newscasts, jamming of signals and plain old Publicity that took place between the U.S. and The Soviet Union. Before the
American Forum Of The Air – July 9, 1950 – Do We Need A New Foreign Policy? – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The endless debate on U.S. Foreign Policy, the political wrangling and the blind-sidedness – it would seem to be our legacy going back to the beginning of
Click on the link here for Audio Player: American Forum of the Air -July 5, 1955 – Is American Freedom In Danger? Gordon Skene Sound Collection In light of the events the past several years, it would be natural to think this is some new, sinister route our country is
A year of contrasts, 1953 was. Between the Coronation of Princess Elizabeth to the gas chamber execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, to the death of Soviet leader Josef Stalin. It was an interesting year. The news on Stalin was very slow in coming. It made scant mention in the
The question of our Civil Liberties has been a topic of discussion and speculation going on for decades. However, at no other time has it been such an issue as it is now. With laws twisted and perverted, and those interpreting the law ranging from the corrupt to the merely
– CBS World News Roundup – November 7, 1989 Busy day of politics and world events, this November 7th in 1989. This particular November 7th fell on a Tuesday – and in 1989 that could only mean mid-term elections. A lot of faces, including the potential of New York City
Eugene Debs – Socialism was the way of the future in 1908. Opening his electrifying victory speech on Tuesday night in Brooklyn – Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani quoted the name Eugene Debs, one of the outspoken leaders of the Socialist Movement in America during the early years of the 20th century
