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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Soundgarden – in session for John Peel – recorded May 14, 1989 – broadcast June 7, 1989 – BBC Radio 1 – Soundgarden in session for John Peel tonight. Their first, and only, session for John Peel, recorded on May…
– From The Pacific – NBC Radio – August 8, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Two days after the first Atomic Bomb attack on Hiroshima, the city was still smoldering. The full extent of the destruction was only…
Edward R. Murrow News with Larry Leseur – July 28, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The war in Korea was the main news of the day. North Korea was mounting an offensive all along the line separating North…
CBS World News Roundup – July 21, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day, 57 years ago saw an escalation of things. An escalation of the War in Vietnam and an escalation in the violence in reaction to…
– News Feeds From Moscow – May 9, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Even after the initial surrender documents had been signed on May 6, Moscow was slow to respond to the news that the War in Europe was…
NBC Nightly News – May 4, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Many have said the events outside the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago started the shift in national opinion of the War in Vietnam. The events at Kent State…
April 29, 1992 – 3:45-4:30 pm – KNX-AM Los Angeles – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 29, 1992 – 4:30-5:30 pm – KNX-AM Los Angeles – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 29, 1992 – 5:30-7:00 pm – KNX-AM/KCRW-FM…
– Wartime Draft Lottery – March 17, 1942 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The First Draft Lottery to take place in wartime took place on this day in 1942. Into a giant fishbowl went many thousands…
KROQ – Rodney Bingenheimer with The Go-Go’s – March 30, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It’s Sunday night and your ears are glued to the radio. Why? Because Rodney is holding court, just like he has the…
On this March 4th in 1942, the war was a little under 90 days old for the U.S. and already nerves were running high. The news regarding the Japanese invasion of Java had gained ground against the allies who were…