Category Week In History

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To Bork, Or Not To Bork – October 11, 1987

Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC World News This Week – October 11, 1987 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this week, ending on October 11th in 1987 had much to do with the brouhaha…

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October 11, 2013

1940's, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Harry S. Truman, Henry Wallace, Past Daily, Politics, Presidents, Radio, Republicans, Social Commentary, Society, Soviet Union, Supreme Court, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Vintage Recordings, Week In History, World News

Adding Frigid To An Already Cold War – October 10, 1948

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Mutual Broadcasting System – 11 o’clock News with Carl Caruso – October 10, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The frigid parts of the Cold War were becoming more apparent on…

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October 10, 2013

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A Word From John Paul II From The United Nations About A World Gone Askew – October 5, 1995

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Pope John Paul II Addresses United Nations General Assembly – October 5, 1995 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Billed as the last address he would give at a gathering…

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October 6, 2013

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Corpses In Beirut, Brokering In Damascus, The Passing Of An Icon – October 2, 1985

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – October 2, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Busy day in the world, this 2nd of October in 1985. The Middle East factored in,…

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October 2, 2013

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Last Time The Lights Went Out – Government Shutdown’s Greatest Hits – Dec. 1995 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – News reports on Government Shutdown – December 16-21, 1995 – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With word today of the impasse on Capitol Hill and the resulting shutdown…

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October 1, 2013

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Because Of A Quarrel In A Faraway Country, Between People Of Whom We Know Nothing – September 27, 1938

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Prime Minister Chamberlain Address on Munich Crisis – September 27, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this September 27th in 1938 was grim. The crisis in Munich was rapidly…

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September 27, 2013

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Division Of Laura Lee And JJ – Live At Knarrholmen Festival 2013 – Nights At The Roundtable: Rock Without Borders Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Division of Laura Lee and JJ – live at Knarrholmen Festival, Sweden, August 21, 2013 – Sveriges Radio P3 Over to Sweden tonight for a live session from the 2013 Knarrholmen…

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September 27, 2013

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President Kennedy At The UN – September 25, 1961

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46625″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”pres-kennedy-un-address-sept-25-1961″ content_type=”link”] Subscribers can download for free:Become a Patron! A United Nations address during times of great change. East-West relations were tenuous at best. UN Secretary Dag Hammarskjold had been killed while on a fact-finding…

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September 25, 2013

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September 25, 1963 – The Valachi Hearings – The Profumo Scandal – Testimony On Capitol Hill

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”10273″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 25, 1963 – News On The Hour – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Busy month for scandals, revelations and upheavals. September in 1963 was no different, it seems. On this day…

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September 25, 2013

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September 23, 1960 – Rumble On 46th Street – Communists And The Congo – Report From The United Nations

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”10262″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 23, 1960 – Report From The UN – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] September, 1960 was a milestone year for The United Nations. With Africa going through Independence upheavals, Cuba flexing…

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September 24, 2013

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