Category: War

February 22, 1969 – In Dread Of A Nixon Visit – End Of The Tet Holiday – “George Was A Snappy Dancer”.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”7091″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 22, 1969 – Monitor News Roundup – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News on this Washington’s Birthday in 1969 had much to do with the anticipated European visit of newly inaugurated  President Nixon. It also had something to do with a

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February 19, 1965 – Shapes Of Things – Attempted Coup In Saigon – Attempted Extremists In Germany.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”12722″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 19, 1965 – Overseas Assignment – ABC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] History doesn’t preserve itself, it needs your help: Become a Patron! As if there weren’t enough indications that America had gotten itself involved in a shooting war in Vietnam sooner

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February 17, 1996 – A Collision Of Ideologies – A Collision Of Trains – A $19 Million Settlement

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”12698″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 17, 1996 – NPR – All Things Considered – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for this February 17th in 1996 started off with a grim report of a collision between trains had taken place just outside of Washington D.C., killing at least 11

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Children protesting with signs reading "Children are not born to burn" and "Stop the war now" during a historic demonstration, highlighting activism, peace, and youth involvement in social causes.

February 15, 1967 – Protesting The Vietnam War – Calling Up The Reserves – It’s No Longer Cassius Clay –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”54760″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 15, 1967 – Sixth Hour News – WNBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] February 15, 1967 – Sixth Hour News – WNBC New York – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 15, 1967 – News today was about Vietnam – the Vietnam War

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February 11, 1941 – War Of Nerves – War Of Words – The View From Vichy

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”12582″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 11, 1941 – News Of The World – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for this February 11th in 1941 was primarily about the war in Europe; a war the U.S. was comfortably-but-getting-less-so not directly involved in. We were still

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The Grilling of Dr. Henry Foster

February 10, 1995 – About Grilling – The Foster Confirmation Hearings – The Simpson Trial – Airline Bomb Threats

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”12567″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 10, 1995 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] No end to grilling going on, this February 10th in 1995. On Capitol Hill it was the grilling of Surgeon General Nominee Dr. Henry Foster and the sound of overzealous clucking

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Shattered building and military personnel during conflict in an urban environment, emphasizing war destruction, military presence, and historical news archive elements.

February 3 – March 3, 1945 – Battle Of Manila

President Roosevelt – Gen. Douglas MacArthur – Messages to People Of Manila – March 3, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Battle Of Manila – although the messages of victory conveyed by President Roosevelt and General Douglas MacArthur spoke of the fall of Manila – that was actually a

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Disaster relief workers in a war-torn city during World War II, historic black-and-white photo, chaotic scene, emergency response, urban destruction, historical archives, news and history images, vintage photo.

January 29, 1942 – The Situation In South Asia – Word From Radio Tokyo.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”54520″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”January 29, 1942 – News From Radio Tokyo – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] January 29, 1942 – News in English From Radio Tokyo – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 29, 1942 – News for this day, closely monitored by various news outlets, was

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