A day where things looked particularly grim, this May 21st, 85 years ago. With the German Army advancing into Belgium and crossing into France, and with the French Army in a state of disarray and chaos, the situation was looking bleaker by the hour. The British Army, now heading to
With the War in Europe a little less than 8 months old, the German Army were making steady advances westward. The latest country to fall under German occupation was The Netherlands, and on this May 15th in 1940, Queen Wilhelmina delivered an address from her relocated government, set up in
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CBS Radio – VE Day Reports – May 8, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – – Mutual/WOR – Broadcast Day – 11:30 am – 1:30 pm -May 8, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. After a day of jumping the gun, official news that the War in Europe was
– NBC News Of The World/World News Roundup – April 30, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in 1945 was about the continuing war in Europe, despite an almost constant flood of rumors to the contrary. The latest report disclosed the role of Count Bernadotte
– NBC News Of The World – April 25, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in 1941 had much to do with the War in Europe, going into its 600th day, this April 25th in 1941. With raids over England, fighting in the Balkans, panic in
As so much attention was focused on rebuilding the shattered cities of World War 2, the issue of what about the returning G.I. also loomed high on the agenda. After four years of war, readjusting to the notion of peace would take time. Aside from the switching gears for the
News for this April 23rd in 1942 was truly about a World consumed by war. From Russia came word that one of the B-25 bombers involved in the raid over Tokyo had been force-landed near Siberia and was being held by the Soviets (Russia hadn’t declared war on Japan yet,
News for this day in 1945 had much to do with the final push to Berlin; with Russia from the East, and the Allies from the West. The American 9th Army was poised to cross the Elbe River, the American 7th entered the city of Nuremberg, while the 3rd Army
America’s Town Meeting – March 23, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the world was inching closer to all-out war, the debate raged over how much should the U.S. get involved? Much of the question lay over how much influence was being wielded by outside interests on public
