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Vietnam - The panic was on.

April 1, 1975 – ‘The Military Has Lost Control Of The City’ – The Situation In South Vietnam

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”20458″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 1, 1975 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] In what was previously described as a strategic withdrawal of South Vietnamese forces from key provinces, became a rout as South Vietnamese soldiers abandoned weapons and equipment and fled in front of

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University of Texas Shooting 1966

America The Violent – 1969 – The Ghastly Things We Do – A Society Of Folded Hands – Past Daily Reference Room

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”37501″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 15, 1969- Second Sunday: America The Violent – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Another School Shooting – another invasion of what once was Safe Haven – another stain on our society. Another period of mourning, of grief, of anger, of hand-wringing.

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PanAm 103

December 23, 1988 – ‘I Think Something Was Wrong With That Flight’ – PanAm 103 –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”18662″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”December 23, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A confusing and disturbing day in history, this December 23rd in 1988. With details about PanAm Flight 103, which exploded mid-air over Lockerbie Scotland emerging, more questions than answers were being

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Paris at night - 1939

November 24, 1939 – Two Months Into War – Slow To Face Threat – Paris Carries On.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”18189″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 24, 1939 – Report From Overseas – Mutual – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A little less than two months into the shooting war in Europe, the news was filled reports of preparations and precautions going on throughout Europe. News from the front, with

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Iran-Iraq War

October 23, 1980 – Double Digit Inflation And Dismal News For The White House – The Iran-Iraq War: Meanwhile, Back In Khorramshahr. . .

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”24058″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 23, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A day full of politics, both Domestic and Foreign, this October 23, 1980. Starting with the Presidential election and the race, the rhetoric and the banter back and forth between President

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