Building The UN Headquarters – Home Sweet Fracas – December 12, 1946
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Moscow In An Hour – German Troops On The Eastern Front – October 13, 1941
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September 16, 1970 – Civil War On Campus – Civil War In Jordan – A Season Of Rocks, Bullets And Teargas.
– Newsfront – September 16, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A season of raging discontent, this September 16th in 1970. Anti-War protests on college campuses were spreading everywhere, even to seemingly quiet placid ones. The eruptions which turned deadly in the Spring were returning with renewed force –
September 1, 1941 – FDR Has A Labor Day Message.
With Europe at War and America becoming increasingly involved, Labor Day in 1941 (which came on September 1st that year) found the U.S. geared for war production – the labor force turned to building a military arsenal, the factories and shipyards churning out supplies to aid Britain and our own
April 15, 1950 -Baseball, Cold War, Red Scares And Television – Life On Planet Earth
– April 15, 1950 -Voices And Events – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Your typical week, as far as the Fabulous 50s are concerned. This week, ending on April 15th in 1950, was no different. The Cold War was ratcheting up a few notches with word of
April 11, 1947 – Striking Telephone Operators, Labor And Industrial Peace – Calling For Korean Independence.
April 11, 1947 – World News Roundup – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 11, 1947 – News for this day in 1947 had a lot to do with labor and the climate of walkouts, negotiations and general disruption of daily life in America. At the top
April 8, 1952 – President Truman Issues Executive Order 10340 – The White House Seizes Control Of The Steel Industries
April 8, 1952 – President Harry Truman issues Executive Order over the Steel Strike – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! From 1950-1953, the United States was involved in the Korean War. To fund the war, Truman originally wanted to increase taxes and implement credit controls to limit
March 14, 1962 – A JFK Press Conference – From Taxes To Vietnam And A Brother Running For The Senate.
– JFK Press Conference – March 14, 1962 – On this day in 1962, President Kennedy delivered his 27th News conference. He opened by reading a portion of a letter to Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding the upcoming disarmament conference in Geneva and the goals the White House was
December 22, 1981 – Continuing Crackdown In Poland – Florida’s Cold Wave
A crackdown in Poland highlighted the news on this December 22nd in 1981. The Solidarity Movement, which was gaining momentum was abruptly halted when General Wojciech Jaruzelski declared martial law and cited a threatened intervention by Soviet forces to seize control of the country. But on this day in 1981,
December 3, 1984 – The Nightmare Of Bhopal – “Nothing To See Here – Keep Moving”.
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