Category Solidarity

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December 12, 1980 – Transitions At The White House – Solidarity In Poland

News for this day in history – Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Afghanistan, the 50 American hostages in Tehran, the Polish issue. All happening on this day in 1980. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the…

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December 12, 2017

1980's, Communists, Day in history, History, Leonid Brezhnev, Poland, Protest Movements, Solidarity

June 16, 1983 – Pope John Paul II Arrives In Poland

June 16, 1983 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 16, 1983 – News for this day was all about the goings on in Poland. Pope John Paul II arrived in Warsaw to huge crowds…

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June 16, 2017

1980's, Africa, Oil Companies, Reagan Years, Solidarity

March 14, 1983 – Applying Pressure On OPEC – Taking The Heat Off Zimbabwe

March 14,1983 – CBS World News Roundup – Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 14,1983 – Busy news day. In London, OPEC Ministers were gathering in the hopes of coming up with a benchmark oil price of…

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March 14, 2017

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September 5, 1981 – Solidarity Meets In Gdansk

September 5, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News from Gdansk today, as the Solidarity labor Movement held its first Congress in Gdansk, while the Soviet Union was staging military maneuvers nearby. It was…

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September 5, 2016

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August 31, 1982 – Boots, MIGs And Strange Little Discs

August 31, 1982 – ABC World News This Morning – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 31, 1982 – A day filled with the usual strife and the familiar struggle. But also a day which would have far reaching…

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August 31, 2016

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August 1, 1981 – Elephants In The Room

August 1, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 1, 1981 – a day of looming disruption and discontent. With conclusion of an all-nighter on Capitol Hill, House and Senate conferees finally agreed on…

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August 1, 2016

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June 2, 1981 – Stand Offs And Stand Downs

June 2, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup + CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 2, 1981 – The day started with news that a hostage situation was finally over at a nursing home in…

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June 2, 2016

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May 19, 1989 – Tension And Confrontation

May 19, 1989 – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 19, 1989 – a day of increased tensions and confrontation. Students gathered in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to protest the hardline regime and push for dramatic political…

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May 19, 2016

1980's, 1981, Capitol Hill, Congress, Day in history, Foreign Policy, Northern Ireland, Past Daily, Politics, Protest Movements, Radio, Reagan Years, Social Commentary, Society, Solidarity, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, Week In History

April 25, 1981 – The View From Maze

April 25, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup + 8:00 am network news – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this April 25th in 1981, the news was coming from Maze Prison in Northern Ireland, where Bobby Sands, a member…

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April 25, 2016

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March 24, 1981 – Squabbles And Solidarity

March 24, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup + Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 24, 1981 – the situation in Poland between Solidarity and the government took a tempestuous turn. With recent violence in Bydgoszcz where…

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March 24, 2016

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