March 15, 1985 – Three Days – Three Kidnappings In Beirut
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Category: Terrorism
March 12, 2003 – This Is The Modern World – Terrorism And The Color Chart
March 12, 2002 – CBS World News Roundup – NPR – All Things Considered – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 12, 2002 – A day we would be seeing as more the norm than the exception over time. On this day, the Terrorism Advisory was revised and the color
February 28, 1980 – A Hostage Drama In Bogota – Day 117 in Tehran
February 28, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup -The World Tonight – Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 28, 1980 – 1980 seemed to have been The Year Of The Hostage, by the looks of the first few months. No sooner were we getting used to the
October 31, 2001 – In Search For The Coalition Of The Willing
News for this day in 2001 – as reported by the BBC World Service. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and hear the original 1-hour broadcast from this day in history. And please don’t forget to chip in what you can during our Past Daily Fall Fundraiser
October 19, 1985 – Achille Lauro Aftermath – Benjamin Moloise Aftermath
October 19, 1985 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 19, 1985 – A day of reactions and protest. Anti-American sentiment was running high in Rome as an emissary of the White House arrived for discussions over the Italian stance on the Achille Lauro hijacking
October 13, 2001 – “On Top Of Everything Else . . . Anthrax”.
October 13, 2001 – CBS Radio News + CBS Weekend Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 13, 2001 – Still reeling and in a state of shock over the events of a month earlier, we were now having to deal with another threat; this time Anthrax. Traces were
A History Of Wringing Hands – Mass Shootings In America 1991-2016 – Past Daily Reference Room
Mass Killings – news reports – Sandy Hook, Columbine, Orlando, Oklahoma, San Bernardino – 1991-2016 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the news reports and bulletins continue to pour in over the latest mass shooting, the questions and the hand-wringing begin. The mantra of Gun legislation Now and the
October 2, 2017 – Is This How It Ends? Reflections On Las Vegas.
Forgive me for stepping outside my usual role of posting news of the past and reminding you of what you may have missed. The events that are unfolding in Las Vegas; the deadly mass killing of concertgoers to the last night of a Country Music Festival, are disturbing and horrifying
June 14, 1977 – A Budget, A Funeral, An Election In Spain
June 14, 1977 – CBS Radio Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 14, 1977 – a relatively calm day in 1977. News began with talk about Jimmy Carters Budget proposal for Fiscal Year 1979 as well as his assessment of the unemployment situation. The President was slated
This. . .Is The Place – The Manchester Vigil – May 23, 2017
Tony Walsh – This . . .Is The Place – Poem given at Manchester Bombing vigil – May 23, 2017 – BBC5 Live – Much as Past Daily is devoted to history and events of the past, sometimes the events of the present make you stop and leave you with