April 30, 1939 – New York World’s Fair Opens – The World Of Tomorrow.
WOR – Opening of New York World’s Fair – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On
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Saga Of The Nine Old Men – FDR And Expanding The Supreme Court In 1937 – Past Daily Reference Room.
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December 21, 1939 – Christmas In Wartime – Festive In Short Supply – The Last Of Merry For The Duration.
Despite news earlier in the week of the sinking of the German Battleship Admiral Graf
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November 2, 1936 – Eve Of An Election 1936 – A Last Word Or Two From FDR Before The Polls Close.
November 2nd in 1936 was the last day before the Presidential election that year. As
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October 12, 1937 – FDR: A Fireside Chat
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September 30, 1934 – FDR Has A Few Words About Government
Patrons and Subscribers: Become a Patron! President Roosevelt Fireside Chat – Recovery, Banks and Government
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September 27, 1938 – “Because Of A Quarrel In A Faraway Country, Between People Of Whom We Know Nothing” – Neville Chamberlain
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September 24, 1938 – Chamberlain Arrives In London From Munich Conference
Subscribers: Become a Patron! The Crisis of 1938 – the dispute between Germany and Czechoslovakia
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September 19, 1939 – War In Europe: Day 17. Attacks, Advances, Denials.
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1936 Music Guild Awards – 3rd Prize – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
1936 Music Guild Awards – Rudolf Forst: String Quartet – The Gordon String Quartet –
