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Intermediate Applied Fingerpointing – Day 3 – July 9, 1987

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for July 9, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this particular July day in 1987 was focused pretty much on events pertaining to, or…

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July 9, 2013

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Nelson Mandela – Milestone Moments – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Election Night – May 9, 1994 Click on the link here for Audio Player: Inauguration addresses – May 10, 1994 As news from South Africa today isn’t optimistic over the condition of…

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June 24, 2013
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Nancy Vieira – Live At Africa Festival 2013 – Nights At The Roundtable: Festival Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Back over to Wurzburg tonight for another wonderful entry in the 2013 Africa Festival. This time with the radiant Nancy Vieira from Cape Verde. Vieira’s music is as much a…

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June 10, 2013
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Acoustic Africa – Live At Afrika Festival 2013 – Nights At The Roundtable: Festival Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Since we’re smack in the middle of Festival Season in Europe, that means all kinds of music is being presented just about everywhere. The trick is hearing as much of…

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June 1, 2013

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Tom Mboya Talks About Kenya – 1961 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Tom Mboya Interview With the final vote count in the Kenya elections to be revealed on Saturday, it’s looking like the winner will be Uhuru Kenyatta. Unless you know something about Kenya…

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March 8, 2013

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Situation: The Congo – 1960 – Past Daily Reference Room.

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Eyewitness To History – The Congo – Feb. 24, 1960 When you realize the continent of Africa has been relatively free of colonial rule only within the past 60 years, the seemingly…

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March 1, 2013
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A Word Or Two From Marcus Garvey – Past Daily Reference Room: Black History Month Edition.

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Marcus Garvey – 1921 Kicking off Black History Month this year with two short addresses by Marcus Garvey. Garvey, a Jamaican political leader, activist, journalist and orator was founder of the Universal…

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February 2, 2013

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Years Of Crisis – 1958 – Past Daily Reference Room: Through A Glass Darkly Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Years of Crisis – 1958 In 1958 we were knee-deep in the Cold War with grumblings from Europe about a Common Market, or European Union. But on this edition of the year-end Reporters…

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December 27, 2012

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Ike Meets JFK – Lumumba Meets Uncertainty – December 6,1960

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for December 6, 1960 News for this day in 1960 was decided more upbeat domestically than it was internationally. At home, President-elect John F.Kennedy paid a visit to the White House…

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December 6, 2012

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Taking A Crack At Inflation – October 30, 1978

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for October 30, 1978 News on this day was mostly of the Economic variety. Jimmy Carter‘s Anti-Inflation program was not being met with enthusiasm, so it was up to Treasury Secretary…

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October 30, 2012

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