Ross Perot And The Populist Resentment Of 1996 – Past Daily Reference Room
With news today of the passing of H. Ross Perot – a reminder.
Category: Week In History
February 25, 1996 – “Take A Couple Prozac, Fellas . . .Calm Down”.
February 25, 1996 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 25, 1996 – The Presidential campaign was up and running amok on this day, 20 years ago. Latest word was trouble over at the Dole camp, with word of shakeups and firings. Senator Bob
February 24, 2002 – The View From Ramallah
February 24, 2002 – BBC World Service News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 24,2002 – With Israeli tanks surrounding PLO Headquarters in Ramallah, discussions between Ariel Sharon and the Israeli Security cabinet over what happens next and whether or not to lift the two-month blockade of the
Amber Arcades – In Session At Grasnapolsky 2016 – Past Daily Soundbooth: Session Edition
Amber Arcades – in session at Grasnapolsky 2016 – Feb. 12, 2016 – VPRO/3VOOR12-FM – Netherlands – Amber Arcades – one of the newer lights on the musical horizon, recorded at Grasnapolsky 2016 in The Netherlands and recorded earlier this month by VPRO. Amber Arcades is the alter-ego of Annelotte
Guy Garvey – BBC 6 Music Festival, Bristol – Past Daily Soundbooth: Festival Edition
Guy Garvey – Live at BBC 6 Music Festival,Bristol – February 14, 2016 – BBC 6 Music – Guy Garvey, otherwise known as the lead singer for Elbow, kicked off the final day of this three day festival in Bristol, in what has turned into a milestone event and what
Buzzcocks In Session 1979 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Buzzcocks – In Session for John Peel – May 21, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Buzzcocks in session tonight. Part of that initial wave of Punk bands from the Uk who struck a successful chord with American audiences and who went on to rack up an impressive string of
Greece – Spiral Of Ruin 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room
Greece in chaos – Talk by Eugene Clay Special Envoy to Greece – February 4, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Greece was in a state of uproar and chaos, and had been for several years. Fighting both the Germans and Italians during World War 2. Going through an
Civil Rights Legislation In 1949 – Past Daily Reference Room
Harry Truman’s Civil Rights Legislation – Chicago University Roundtable – February 6, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Harry Truman’s Civil Rights legislation. It was the fulfillment of a promise Truman made while campaigning for election (re-election) in 1948. It succeeded in alienating the South. So much so, that
February 4, 1979 – Extraordinary Circumstances
February 4, 1979 – Weekend Report – The World This Week -CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 4, 1979 – a busy day in an even busier week in 1979. Beginning with reports on the first visit to the U.S. of a Chinese leader in over
February 3, 1946 – Three Miles High – Six Miles A Minute
February 3, 1946 – NBC World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 3, 1946 – Aviation history today. A record non-stop flight from Burbank California to La Guardia Field in New York; a little over 7 hours; the previous record of some 10 hours was set the