Category: Week In History

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

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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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October 16, 1964 – An Absence Of Nikita – Shakeup In The Kremlin

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”47001″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”News for October 16,1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! The stunning news, on this October 16, 1964, was the revelation that Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev had been removed from office in what many believed to be a bloodless coup on the

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