Category Week In History

Guignol Of The Shifting, Whispering Sands – December 11, 1981

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Hourly News – December 11, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Although the good news for this December 11th in 1981 was word from Moscow that Yelizaveta Alexeyeva, daughter-in law…

The Morning After – December 9, 1980

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Hourly News – December 9, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection For those who hadn’t hear it, the news of the shooting death of John Lennon the night before reverberated…

The Matter Of Algeria – 1960 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC – The Nations Future: The Algerian Conflict – December 3, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the 60s got underway, a way of Independence movements swept throughout Africa. One…

With All This Peace, Let’s Gear Up For War – November 27, 1938

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio: Headlines and Bylines – November 27, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the world breathing a cautious and temporary sigh of relief, now that the Munich Crisis was…

Grief Rides A Bubble-Top Limousine – The Kennedy Assassination – November 22, 1963

Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio News – November 22, 1963 (continuous) – Part 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Click on the link here for Audio Player- ABC Radio News – November 22, 1963…

JFK Announces Candidacy For President – 1960 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Senator John F. Kennedy Announces Candidacy for President – January 2, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Since this week marks the 50th anniversary of the Assassination of President John F.…

World Of The Nervous Tick – November 1958 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – Eric Sevareid commentary – November 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seemingly, the situations never change. In November of 1958 the big concern was the Cold War –…