Paris Calls It Quits – France Surrenders – June 20, 1940
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Category: World War 2
June 12, 1940 – 12 Miles or 17 Miles From Paris, Depends On Who You Ask – The Great Escape Begins
June 12, 1940 – Bill Hillman Shortwave report from London – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 12, 1940 – A day of confusion and conflicting messages. In this closed-circuit shortwave broadcast, reporter Bill Hillman delivers a breathless account of the impending overrun of Paris by German forces. Reports come
Europe At War: Two Million German Troops Along French Border – June 9, 1940 –
– June 9, 1940 – WJR A Reporter Speaks: News With Jack King – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 9,1940 – news for this day in history was about the war in Europe and German advances into France, with reports of some 2 million troops massed along a 160
Japan: Politics And Occupation – June 7, 1950
– June 7, 1950 – Report From Tokyo – Robert Martin, CBS News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 7, 1950 – Coming up on 5 years since American forces began occupying Japan. Five years since Gen. MacArthur took charge of the revamping and reconstruction of Japan – reshaped
June 6, 1944 – Invasion Of Europe – Flashes Through A Darkened Sky
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Roosevelt Addresses The Nation: The Fall Of Rome – June 5, 1944
– President Roosevelt Announces Fall of Rome – June 5, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Seventy-nine years ago today, before we were handed the momentous news of the Allied Invasion of France, we were given a glimpse of things to come by way of President Roosevelt’s announcement that
May 30, 1941 – Nineteen Quiet Nights – News From Crete
– NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound collection – May 30, 1941. News for this Memorial day in 1941, and of relative quiet over England, going on 19 days for the 630th day of War. Fighting in the Mediterranean region heated up, forcing British and Greek troops
Berlin: ‘Today The Weather Is . . . Fine’ – May 23, 1938
– News From Berlin – May 23, 1938 – Radio Berlin – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in May, 1938 comes by way of Berlin Radio, broadcasting the news in English. Reports claiming three more Czech border provocations along the disputed Sudeten territory, with German border
Dark Over Farmingdale – America’s First Air Raid Drill – May 16, 1938
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