Category: Week In History

China after Mao

October 12, 1976 – After Mao: China And The Fog Of Uncertainty

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”23840″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 12, 1976 – BBC World Service Newsreel- Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] On this October 12th in 1976 there was a aura of uncertainty in the direction of China. Longtime leader Mao Tse-Tung had died in September and rumors of a coup were spreading,

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Gerald Ford

October 12, 1973 – Who Is Gerald Ford? – Nixon Appoints A New VP.

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October 9, 1989 – Manuel Noriega And The Little Coup That Couldn’t

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Regan Campaigning

October 7, 1980 – Election ’80 – 4 Weeks And Counting – Reagan-Carter Campaigns Heading To The Wire.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”23727″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 7, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] With 4 weeks to go, the 1980 Presidential campaign was in the home stretch. On this October 7,1980, the polls were all over the place and the candidates were in high

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1917 French Communist Party Congress historical speech photo, vintage political event, revolutionary gathering with prominent leaders and communist symbols.

March 17, 1947 – Tight Lips And Empty Pockets – East-West Diplomacy – A Call To End Occupation

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March 3, 1941 – Signing Your Country’s Life Away – The Bulgaria Treaty.

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November 27, 1938 – “With All This Peace, Let’s Gear Up For War” – France And Striking Unions

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”47883″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”Headlines and Bylines – November 27, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] ‘Tis the season for subscribing . . .Become a Patron! With the world breathing a cautious, albeit temporary sigh of relief, now that the Munich Crisis was over, news for this November

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The World According To Conference Room 5 – October 29, 1949

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