A World Full Of Drama – An Embassy Full Of Hostages – March 1, 1980
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Category: United Nations
A Canal Called Love – A Day Full Of Why – February 9, 1979
– February 9, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 9, 1979 – The ongoing situation in Love Canal, the Niagara Falls area of New York State was escalating on this particular day, 37 years ago. Now the area of evacuation was getting wider,
War In Korea: Weekly Casualties – America’s Railroads: Strikes And Disasters – February 6, 1951
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Europe At War – 520 Days. . . And Counting – January 31, 1941
– NBC-Blue Network – News Of The World – NBC Newsroom Of The Air – January 31, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this January 31st in 1941 was about the War in Europe. Still “the war in Europe” as America was still sitting on the sidelines.
Weapons Of Mass Destruction – Hans Blix At The United Nations – January 27, 2003
– Results of first round of weapons inspections – United Nations – January 27, 2003 – During the inevitable windup to War, the UN sent weapons inspectors to Iraq in search of the much publicized “Weapon of mass destruction”. In what seemed like a fait accompli by the Bush White
Gaza: The Brokered Deal – Circling The Globe In 45 Hours -Meet Mary Knowles – January 18, 1957
– January 18, 1957 – Edward R. Murrow and the News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 18, 1957; a day where circling the globe took 45 hours, and brokering peace deals took an eternity. A lot of contrasts, this day. Beginning with news that the U.S. Airforce successfully
Congress: The Youthquake – January 16, 1975
– NBC Nightly News – January 16, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this day in 1975, something was happening in Congress that hadn’t happened in living memory; rank and file Democrats voted to oust some of the most powerful members of the house and seriously challenge others.
Baghdad Gaslights – A Plague Of Clipboards And Mom-Jeans – January 13, 1998
– Newshour – January 13, 1998 – BBC World Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 13, 1998 was a day mostly consumed with reports of on-again-off-again UN weapons inspections going on in Baghdad. Today it was off-again, owing to objections by the Iraqis of too many Americans and
King Michael Of Romania Abdicates – Old Europe Gives Way To New Europe – January 4, 1948
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Manila: Last Ditch Efforts – Fading Hopes – January 2, 1942
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