Battle of Gettysburg 75th Memorial – July 1, 1938 July 1st of this year marked the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the battle that signaled a turn in the Civil War. Obviously, no recordings or on-the-spot news reports from that period exist, but a 75th anniversary observance of
November 18, 1992 – CBS World News Roundup– Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 18, 1992 – Today was a day about transitions. President-elect Clinton was on his way from Little Rock, Arkansas to Washington to meet President Bush for the first time after winning the election. The meeting was
R.E.M. this afternoon – a classic concert, the last one from their Monster Tour on November 21, 1995. R.E.M. have dropped off the radar for the most part, these past few years. Since the band broke up in 2011, there’s not much in the way of news about the members
– CBS Radio – Washington Week in Review – November 17, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In a week consumed by Watergate and the ongoing investigations – the Nixon White House sought to put a positive spin on things – launching, what was called “The President Fights For
November 14,1986 – CBS Radio News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 14, 1986 – while the world reacted to the White House‘ further sanctions against Syria and the government of Hafaz Assad for fostering terrorism. The Reagan Administration tightened the screws on the Assad government,
As a reminder that November 11th was originally designated Armistice Day, because that was the day the fighting stopped in World War 1. At the time, it was the costliest, most horrific war in recorded history – one that achieved the bitter irony of being called “the war to end
What’s Happening To America: Education – Aug. 16, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The American classroom. In the 1960s it was a place of growing discontent. The school was ground zero for protest; about the war, about racial inequality, about the quality of education, about the growing gap
John Sebastian – Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 Since the archives is fairly bulging with posts we’ve done 10-15 years ago, I thought it might be a good idea to stop having them collect dust and reissue some of them in case you missed them the first time. So this one
Something homegrown this weekend – a concert from My Morning Jacket, recorded in Chicago on June 17, 2011. Since MMJ’s Jim James has been criss-crossing the country the past several weeks, on a solo tour – and everybody I ran into at his L.A. show a few weeks back were
– CBS World News Roundup – November 7, 1989 Busy day of politics and world events, this November 7th in 1989. This particular November 7th fell on a Tuesday – and in 1989 that could only mean mid-term elections. A lot of faces, including the potential of New York City
