Category Solidarity

Bobby Sands

IRA And Bobby Sands: When The Hunger Strike Goes Very Wrong – May 6, 1981

Not so much a cause for alarm, an ominous glimpse of things to come or a cautionary tale, but rather a historic example of how things go wrong and protests escalate as the result. This May 6th in 1981 had…

El Salvador

El Salvador – The Cold War Frying Pan – March 22, 1981

Become a subscriber: Become a Patron! – CBS Radio – The World This Week – ending March 22, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 22, 1981 – Ending a week of turmoil and uncertainty. The situation in El…

National Farm Day – 1941 – FDR, Henry Wallace, Claude Wickard – March 8, 1941

Check us out for 7 days free: Become a Patron! – Pres. Roosevelt, vice-President Wallace, Sec. of Agriculture Claude Wickard – Farm Day 1941 – March 8, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection March 8, 1941 marked the 2nd annual…

London

Blitz Over London – Hitler: Confident Contemptuousness – January 31, 1941

Become a Subscriber: Become a Patron! – News For January 31, 1941 – News for this last day of January in 1941 was a continuation of The Blitz which had begun months earlier. Continued daylight air raids over London and…

Poland And Solidarity: Martial Law’s Hot Potato – December 19, 1981

CBS Radio Hourly News + Spectrum – December 19, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The saga of Poland continued, this December 19th in 1981. Despite a crackdown and Martial Law imposed, protests and strikes were still going on. News…

Cuba

Cuba – The Dominican Republic – Outlawed Subversives – The World And Welcome To It – November 29, 1961

News Commentaries – November 29, 1961 – NBC Radio Closed Circuit – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seems there was no end to hotspots around the world, this November 29th in 1961. Between allegations of attempted Cuba interfering in elections in…

Berlin

Berlin: Traffic Jams – Capitol Hill: Log Jams – November 3, 1989

– CBS World News Roundup – November 3, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Berlin and Capitol Hill: For all intents and purposes, the start of a historic week, this November 3rd in 1989. Starting with the showdown on…

Ukraine In 2004 – When The Revolution Was Orange – Past Daily Reference Room Reprint.

– BBC Radio 4 Today Program – News Reports – November 22 – December 5, 2004 – BBC Radio 4 – Radio Ukraine – News and Special Broadcast (In Russian) – November 25, 2004 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection –…

March On Washington – The Civil Rights Movement In The 60s – August 28, 1963

August 28th will mark the 60th anniversary of the legendary March on Washington. The largest Civil Rights demonstration of its kind up to this point, the march culminated in a day of speeches in front of the Lincoln Memorial and…