Democratic Convention Preview – July 5, 1960
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UFO Sightings – A Sky Filled With Objects From Mt. Rainier To Roswell – July 3, 1947
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Berkeley: Three Nights Of Riots – Judy Garland Collapses On Stage – June 30, 1968
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Streets Of Santiago – Brezhnev Views Watergate – June 27, 1973
– News for the Week of June 27, 1973 – The World This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – While the bombs were falling in the hearing room on Capitol Hill, over the latest harrowing disclosures by former Nixon aide John Dean, bombs and distractions of another kind were
Civil Rights: Long, Hot Summer ’66 – Vietnam: “No Bargain Basement War” – June 26, 1966
– ABC Radio – Voices In The Headlines – June 26, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The week of June 26th in 1966 pretty much epitomized the tone of the 60s; contentious, ironic and questioning. Beginning with the ongoing Civil Rights battle. As usual, Mississippi was at the
Taft-Hartley Bill Becomes Law – June 23, 1947
– ABC Headline News – June 23, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A lot of Labor news this June 23rd in 1947. Starting with the override of President Truman’s veto of the Taft-Hartley bill, the Senate voted to pass the infamous Taft-Hartley Labor Bill voted 68-25 with 6
Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Papers – 1971 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room
– Daniel Ellsberg – Interview from The Today Show – July 2, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Editors Note: Hearing the news today of the death of Daniel Ellsberg at the age of 92, it occurred to me that he is probably not the well-known name he
June 10, 1935 – Birth Of A Fellowship – The Founding Of Alcoholics Anonymous
Cited in Life Magazine as one of the most influential movements of the 20th Century, the movement that gave birth to the concept of the 12-step program, Alcoholics Anonymous got its start on June 10th 1935. Not without its detractors, naysayers, gurus, pontificators and bashers, Alcoholics Anonymous has maintained its
Cable TV: Is There A Future? – 1968 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
– Newsfront – The Future of Cable TV – Dec. 16, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Difficult to imagine now, but in 1968 there was talk about Cable TV coming into our lives – and we weren’t quite sure why. Cable TV had been around for a while;
Europe At War: Two Million German Troops Along French Border – June 9, 1940 –
– June 9, 1940 – WJR A Reporter Speaks: News With Jack King – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 9,1940 – news for this day in history was about the war in Europe and German advances into France, with reports of some 2 million troops massed along a 160