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Vietnam - The panic was on.

April 1, 1975 – ‘The Military Has Lost Control Of The City’ – The Situation In South Vietnam

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”20458″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 1, 1975 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] In what was previously described as a strategic withdrawal of South Vietnamese forces from key provinces, became a rout as South Vietnamese soldiers abandoned weapons and equipment and fled in front of

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March 30, 1948 – Foreign Aid – Fragile Elections – Italy Goes To The Polls.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”20424″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 30, 1948 – Alka-Seltzer News Of The World – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A busy and “interesting” news day, this March 30th in 1948. Starting with news on the upcoming elections in Italy, which were awash in violence and fears

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March 30, 1981 – The Day All Hell Broke Loose -The Attempted Assassination Of President Reagan

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”26462″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 30, 1981 – CBS News Special Reports – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] March 30, 1981 – Starting off normal, unremarkable in so many ways – but by mid-morning East Coast time, pandemonium had broken out. President Reagan, on his way out of the

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March 24, 1994 – In A Heartbeat – Assassination Of A Candidate

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”13339″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 25, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for this day, twenty years ago had much to do with shock and horror surrounding the assassination of Mexican Presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio, gunned down while celebrating an election

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Missiles in March

March 19, 1985 – World Full Of Missiles – Pockets Full Of Empty –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”20254″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 19, 1985 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] March 19th 1985 was about nuclear weapons, MX Missiles, Geneva Arms talks. East-West relations, saber-rattling and words. On this day the first of two Senate votes was scheduled to take place

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