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The World And Welcome To It – December 27, 1997

Click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC World Service – Newshour – December 27, 1997 In retrospect, 1997 was a year pretty much like every other year. But at the time, 1997 seemed just a bit more…

September 4, 1939 – The First Casualties; Just Plain Folks –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”9945″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 4, 1939 – News Reports from Europe – Various Stations – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] With War in Europe officially declared, this day in September 1939, the first official casualties reported wound up…

A Syria State Of Mind – August 29, 2013

Click on the link here for Audio Player – News from ABC Radio National (Australia) – BBC World Service – August 29, 2013 Click on the link here for Audio Player – News from Kol Israel – Radio Polonia (Warsaw)…

Another Day Teetering On The Brink – August 27, 1939

Click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC News And News from EIAR, Rome – August 27, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day in 1939, to a degree, resembles this day in 2013. Perhaps not as…

Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop – August 1, 1945

Click on the link here for Audio Player: BBC World Service – London Column – Aug. 1, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection While the war was still raging in the Pacific, the war was over in Europe. And the…