Jitters And Apprehension: The View Of Europe From London – February 21, 1938
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Category: Violence
Holocaust Remembrance: The Burning Of A Nightmare – Demolition Of Belsen – May 21, 1945 –
BBC World Service – London Column – May 23, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the War in Europe ended, the horrors and atrocities of that war were coming to the surface in grim and graphic detail. Some films taken, when the Allies first liberated the Concentration camps,
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.
Dr. Martin Luther King – Meet The Press – 1960 – Past Daily Reference Room – Birthday Edition
– NBC Radio – Meet The Press – Guest: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King – April 17, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday today, I unearthed this 1960 appearance on Meet The Press, where the discussion is about the new tactic
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
Violence In America: Eternally Wrung Hands – January 9, 1994
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Sandy Hook: “The Safest Place In America . . .Until Today” – December 14, 2012
December 14, 2012 – Ten years ago this day, the unthinkable happened. In a year of school shootings, reported with sickening regularity, the most horrific episode was unfolding at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton Connecticut. A gunman, later identified as 20-year old Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary
Warsaw: Solidarity In The Balance – December 14, 1981
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Post-War Europe – Foreign Ministers Conference – People Behaving Badly – December 13, 1947 –
– News for Dec. 13, 1947- Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day was dominated by the goings on in Europe. Primarily over the Foreign Ministers Conference in London, which wasn’t going as well as expected. But also, news of civil unrest throughout all of Europe brought on
War On All Fronts – On The Third Anniversary, An Earthquake – December 7, 1944
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