January 27, 1995 – All Things Considered – National Public Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 27, 1995 – A day of contrasts – from the goings on in Congress and Capitol Hill to the Tennis Courts in Melbourne to observance of one of the most heinous acts
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”11513″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”December 13, 1941 – News Of The World – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] It was now a World War, this December 14th in 1941. America was busy gearing up for what would be a long haul. Cities were routinely going through
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”24804″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”December 9, 1947 – News Of The World – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Not very much means a whole lot: Become a Patron! December 9th in 1947 – Post-War discontent, Cold War jitters and the slow, painful process of getting a
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June 21, 1945 – Announcement of Surrender of OKinawa – June 21, 1945 – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 21, 1945 – Word had flashed across newswires that the island of Okinawa, after some 82 days of endless siege, with some 250,000 casualties, Okinawa fell to the
October 5, 1941 – News Of The World – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 5, 1941 – news for this day was reasonably calm in Western Europe. German wounded prisoners were being loaded on a British Hospital ship, getting ready to sail on to Dieppe
August 29, 1939 – A day of intense anticipation – a day of nerves – a day of last attempts. As the crisis along the frontier between Poland and Germany escalated, and with all-out War in the balance, it was all a matter of waiting to see what was going
August 5, 1990 – ABC Information Network News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 5, 1990 – unsettling news this day. The ongoing attempted overthrow in Liberia of the government of President Samuel Doe and the outbreak of Civil War, prompted President Bush to order the evacuation of all
