August 1, 1945 – The Slow Road Home – Picturing Civilian Life.
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Category: War
July 28, 1950 – The Situation In Korea – News From The Front – Talk Of Homefront Mobilization.
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July 25, 1947 – Congress Pulls An All-Nighter – Another Mine Disaster – A Batch Of Poisoned Soy Sauce.
– Sam Hayes and The News – July 25, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A mixed bag of news, this July 25th in 1947. Congress pulled an all-nighter in a futile attempt to investigate Attorney General Thomas Clark over his proposed List of Subversive Organizations. Report from Congress:
July 25, 1966 – Our Summer Of Discontent – Cities On Boil – Going From “Detained” To “Captured”.
– July 25, 1966 – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Summer in the city and the summer of discontent. A Summer of scarring and scorching, this July 25, 1966. Starting with news on the matter of Civil Rights and the exploding violence and rage in cities
July 22, 1940 – Berlin Calling – The War Of Nerves – The Sweltering Heat.
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June 29, 1970 – Exit Cambodia – Nassar Goes To Moscow – The Troubles Continue In Derry.
– NBC News – June 29, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in 1970 had a lot to do with the promised withdrawal from Cambodia, two months after invading and setting off a domestic firestorm which left students dead and a country bitterly divided. In
June 27, 1950 – Heating Up In Korea – Peering Down A Rabbit Hole.
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June 13, 1942 – New Household Names: Tobruk And Kiska – An Attempted Toehold In Alaska.
This day in 1942 was all about a world caught up in war. Fighting seemingly everywhere. News of a German offensive going on in the Libyan Desert near Tobruk. Hints of a major Western Front looming as U.S. troops landed in Ireland. Intense fighting near Sebastopol on the Eastern Front.
June 10, 1942 – Drives Of All Sorts, Including Scrap Drives
NBC News of The World – June 10, 1942 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection War news on most all fronts, this June 10th in 1942. Reports on the air war in the Pacific, with Allied successes being reported, but notes that Japanese fighter planes were out maneuvering our fighter planes,
June 6, 1944 – D-Day – Storming Fortress Europe – Allied Landings In France.
– June 6, 1944 – Mutual Coverage of D-Day landings – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Certainly the date of June 6th isn’t the sole property of 1944. A lot has happened since then. But as time passes and the numbers of people involved or bearing witness to that day