Tag 1979

Flood Trial

Flood Bribery Trial – Marvin Vs. Marvin Palimony Trial – Moscone Murder Trial – Trial And Tribulation In Tehran – January 17, 1979

We could use the help, honest: Become a Patron! – News for January 17, 1979 – With the situation in Iran getting more and more chaotic, troops loyal to The Shah opened fire on groups of demonstrators  around the country…

Tom Petty

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Live At Oxford Poly – 1980 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth

We could use a little love: Become a Patron! – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – live at Oxford Poly – BBC Goes To College series – 1980 – BBC Radio 1/6music – Some Heartland Rock this morning, via one…

America Held Hostage – U.S. Embassy: Tehran – November 6, 1979

. – CBS Radio: Newsbreak + CBS Radio Hourly News – November 6, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection When Iran underwent sweeping changes, starting in late 1978 and culminating in the exile (under the pretense of tests for Cancer)…

Gas Rationing: A Day Both Odd And Personalized – May 9, 1979

If you owned a car this May 9th in 1979, you were no doubt preoccupied with what number your license plate ended in. Because gas rationing was being enforced and was strictly limited to odd numbered or Personalized license plates…

3-Mile Island: “Everything’s Fine – Nothing To See – Just Keep Moving” – March 28, 1979

The true seriousness of the day wasn’t really known for almost 24 hours after the initial event occurred. The Nuclear Power Plant accident at 3-Mile Island on March 28, 1979 began at 4:00 in the morning and almost instantly there…

July 8, 1979 – Yours Truly, OPEC – America’s Little Gas Crisis – Here Comes Skylab.

News for week ending July 8, 1979 – CBS The World This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for the week ending on this July 8th in 1979 had a lot to do with the Middle East (surprise).…

February 25, 1979 – The Sino-Vietnam War – For A Change, Not In The Frying Pan – But Iran . . .

February 25, 1979 – CBS Radio – The World This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With grossly inflated casualty and capture claims coming from both sides, the war between China and Vietnam was heating up, this week in…

December 29, 1979 – Afghanistan: New Boss Minus Old Boss = Same Boss – Message From Kabul

– CBS World News Roundup – December 29, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Coming to the frustrating end of a baffling month in a perplexing decade, this December 29th in 1979 was winding up nowhere near hopeful and…