"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
BBC News – August 31, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Despite opinion in some circles that war could be avoided, preparations were put in high gear for what was the inevitable. Here is the 5:30 pm newscast from…
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WOR – Opening of New York World’s Fair – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this day in 1939, all eyes were on New York at the unveiling of the Worlds Fair of 1939. The World of Tomorrow; an idyllic…
With the latest storm of controversy over the “court packing issue”, here’s a reminder the concept rears its head every so often, going back to President Andrew Jackson. The biggest incident took place in 1937 when President Roosevelt suggested expanding…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”6144″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”December 21, 1939 – Guy Savage News – Mutual – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Despite news earlier in the week of the sinking of the German Battleship Admiral Graf Spee, Germany was celebrating Christmas,…
November 2nd in 1936 was the last day before the Presidential election that year. As a “final word”, President Roosevelt, along with Postmaster General James Farley and New York Senator Robert Wagner, addressed the nation via that relatively recent mass-media…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46907″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 12, 1937 – FDR Fireside Chat – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! On the occasion of his return from a cross-country tour, President Roosevelt gave one of his familiar Fireside…
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[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46669″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 27, 1938 – Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain – Gordon Skene Sound Collection ” content_type=”link”] Patrons get perks – join up and find out: Become a Patron! News for this September 27th in 1938 was…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46611″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”Chamberlain – Sept. 24, 1938″ content_type=”link”] Subscribers: Become a Patron! The Crisis of 1938 – the dispute between Germany and Czechoslovakia over land claims by the Germans marked a significant change in what was going…