Category World War 1

Veteran’s Day – Armistice Day – Remembrance Day – November 11, 1937

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President Trumen (with Sen. Hubert Humphrey) - 1949

November 12, 1949 – Election Night: 1949 – A strike Is Settled – Grandfather Of The Year – Armistice Day: 1949

November 12, 1949 – Voices and Events- NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 12, 1949 – Sixty-nine years ago – an election was held, the coal strike was settled and in 1949 it was still Armistice Day.…

The Nice

The Nice – Live In Sweden (RIP: Keith Emerson – 1944-2016) – Past Daily Soundbooth: Tribute Edition

The Nice – In Session for Sveriges Radio, Stockholm – 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the sad news today of the death of Keyboard legend Keith Emerson, I was reminded of how rich and influential his legacy had…

Habib Bourguiba Talks About Independence And The Middle East 1968 – Past Daily Reference Room

    – Meet The Press – Interview With Habib Bourguiba – May 19, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Many people, particularly those who aren’t aware of or remember the history or the extent of French influence in…

JFK – Dedication Of Memorial To The Missing – May 23, 1963

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – JFK – Dedication of Memorial To The Missing – Battery Park – May 23, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Since it’s Memorial Day weekend; amid traditional…

Warren G. Harding Addresses The Arms Limitations Conference – November 12, 1921 – Past Daily Reference Room

  . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – President Warren G. Harding Address to International Conference for Limitation of Armaments – Nov. 12, 1921 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Almost 100 years ago. Three…

Memorial Day 1997 – May 26, 1997

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR – All Things Considered – May 26, 1997 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day in 1997 was officially Memorial Day. And so May 26th was given over, mostly in…

A History Of Income Tax – 1938 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC – The Story Behind The Headlines – Income Tax – March 18, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Since it is “that day”, I’m sure a lot of people are…