Youth Culture In Protest – 1970 – Past Daily Reference Room
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Category: War
Paris Calls It Quits – France Surrenders – June 20, 1940
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Juneteenth – Solidarity Day – Coretta Scott-King And The Poor People’s March – June 19, 1968
– June 19, 1968 – Coretta Scott King – Solidarity Day Address – Gordon Skene Sound Collection 1968 saw no end of turmoil and upheaval in the world. In the first six months alone there was the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy.
Europe At War: Two Million German Troops Along French Border – June 9, 1940 –
– June 9, 1940 – WJR A Reporter Speaks: News With Jack King – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 9,1940 – news for this day in history was about the war in Europe and German advances into France, with reports of some 2 million troops massed along a 160
Japan: Politics And Occupation – June 7, 1950
– June 7, 1950 – Report From Tokyo – Robert Martin, CBS News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 7, 1950 – Coming up on 5 years since American forces began occupying Japan. Five years since Gen. MacArthur took charge of the revamping and reconstruction of Japan – reshaped
June 6, 1944 – Invasion Of Europe – Flashes Through A Darkened Sky
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Roosevelt Addresses The Nation: The Fall Of Rome – June 5, 1944
– President Roosevelt Announces Fall of Rome – June 5, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Seventy-nine years ago today, before we were handed the momentous news of the Allied Invasion of France, we were given a glimpse of things to come by way of President Roosevelt’s announcement that
Earthquake In Peru – Excursion In Cambodia – June 2, 1970
– NBC Nightly News – June 2, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With reports slow to come in, news regarding the massive earthquake hitting Peru two days earlier painted a grim picture, guaranteed to get grimmer as the days went on. Initial reports said the earthquake struck half
May 30, 1941 – Nineteen Quiet Nights – News From Crete
– NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound collection – May 30, 1941. News for this Memorial day in 1941, and of relative quiet over England, going on 19 days for the 630th day of War. Fighting in the Mediterranean region heated up, forcing British and Greek troops