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September 13, 1938 – September Is Crisis Month – The Perils Of Being Prague

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”10090″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 13, 1938 – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News of the Crisis in Czechoslovakia NBC Blue Network – September 13, 1938 September it seems, is a crisis month in history. On this…

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September 13, 2021

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September 11, 2001 – “It Would be An Extraordinary Coincidence If It Was a Coincidence”

NPR: Morning Edition – Bob Edwards – September 11, 2001 At the time, people were hard-pressed to call it a terrorist act. It seemed unconscionable that anyone would intentionally fly a plane directly into the World Trade Center. But when…

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September 10, 2021

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August 12-13, 1945 – Waiting On Tokyo – Waiting On The White House – Pins And Needles And Business As Usual –

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August 12, 2021

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July 12, 1960 – The Congo: In Another World . . .Madness. – A Convention Gets Underway.

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July 12, 2021

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April 26, 1964 – LBJ: “Making A Step Toward A Peaceful World” – New York World’s Fair Opens.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”8028″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 26, 1964 – ABC Voices In The News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] LBJ and cause for cautious optimism, this April 26th in 1964. President Johnson announced a reduction in Nuclear arms, and…

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April 26, 2021

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March 15, 1940 – Admiral Richard Byrd – 3rd Arctic Expedition – Past Daily Reference Room

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March 19, 2021

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Women’s Day – August 26, 1970 – Past Daily Reference Room

As a reminder of the protests, the struggle and the message on this International Women’s Day, Here is an excerpt of the Women’s March in New York City, as relayed by WBAI and its day-long live broadcast on August 26,…

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March 8, 2021

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February 18, 1987 – Dissidents, Shakeups And Smokers

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”7035″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 18, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] No end to drama, this February 18th in 1987. Street fighting in Beirut, brokered truces falling apart, fighting over a strategically…

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February 18, 2021

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December 18, 1981 – Revenge Of The Warsaw Pressure Cooker – The Saga Of Solidarity.

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December 18, 2020

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December 15, 1981 – The Official Press Says Poland Is Calm –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”18545″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”December 15, 1981 – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A world of unease, this December 15th in 1981. Starting with news of a purported calm descending over Poland in wake of…

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December 15, 2020