"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
July 8, 2002 – President Bush holds a news conference. Smack in the middle of our involvement in Iraq, the war on terror, legislation to prevent corporate abuse, the Enron scandal and the growing concern this might be the tip of the iceberg – a full plate of issues and...
FBI Director Robert Mueller – National Press Club Luncheon – May 16, 2008 – National Press Club – FBI Director Robert Mueller. Before he became Special Counsel and became embroiled in the Investigation over Russian meddling in the 2016 election, Mueller was director of the FBI – this appearance, before...
April 11, 1996 – NPR News – All Things Considered – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 11, 1996. News from Jordan Montana where two wanted members of the anti-government group known as The Freemen gave themselves up at a farm to Federal Agents. 23-year old Ebert Stanton and his...
March 28, 1992 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection- March 28, 1992 – Lawyers representing Libya went before the World Court and accused the U.S. and Britain of using threats in order to obtain the surrender of two Libyans, suspected in the PanAm Flight 103 bombing...
March 8, 1993 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 8, 1993 – In Bosnia, another day loaded with turmoil and uncertainty. The commander of Muslim troops ordered an offensive against Serb forces in order to relieve pressure on Muslim enclaves. U.S. cargo planes dropped...
November 28, 1997 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 28, 1997 – It was a Friday, 21 years ago – and because it was the day after Thanksgiving in 1997, that meant it was the infamous Black Friday – a name which had its...
November 7, 1999 – CBS Radio News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 7, 1999 – Day of mourning for the families of Egyptair Flight 990 which plunged into the ocean off Nantucket, killing all 217 passengers. So far, it’s been a slow agonizing process, getting...
September 11-12, 2001 – NPR Continuing Coverage – 11 pm – 1 am (PDT) – September 11-12, 2001 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It seemed as though everyone knew someone who was either on one of those flights, or who worked in one of those buildings. The refusals to...
August 22, 2002 – BBC World Service – World Report – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 22, 2002 – another report of another hostage situation by another terrorist group and another announcement of a beheading. 2002 had no shortage of terrorist organizations around the world. This one, allegedly funded...
August 3, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup + The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 3, 1978 – a day where assassinations and retaliations were widespread, and seemingly having everything to do with the Middle East. Two Arab terrorists who murdered two Palestine Liberation Organization representatives...
Gordon Skene, two-time Grammy Nominee and archivist runs The Gordon Skene Sound Archive and this website, which is dedicated to preserving and encouraging an interest in history and historic news, events, and cultural aspects of our society. Past Daily is the only place on the Internet where you can hear a Nixon speech, listen to an interview with John Cassavettes or play a broadcast of Charles Munch rehearsing the Boston Symphony in 1950, all in the same place. It's living history and it's timeless.
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