– CBS Radio – The Hidden Revolution: The 20 hour Work Week with Edward R. Murrow – Dec. 17, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Lately, you hear people moaning about the bucolic days of the 1950s, wishing they were back – morals and all. In the 1950s, many people
– CBS Radio – Eric Sevareid commentary – November 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seemingly, the situations never change. In November of 1958 the big concern was the Cold War – the “control of outer space”, the situation in Berlin and the situation in the Middle East. The grumblings
– CBS Radio – Reagan Press Conference Birthday surprise – News On The Hour – February 4, 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This February 4th in 1983 started off with a surprise birthday party in the midst of a Presidential Press conference. Two days ahead of schedule (President
Speaking of our incursions past, 43 years ago we were busily invading the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada in what has been described as “A lovely little war”. Considered a threat to stability in the region, the small island was at the center of a controversy involving Cuba, a lot
– CBS Radio – Washington Week in Review – November 17, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In a week consumed by Watergate and the ongoing investigations – the Nixon White House sought to put a positive spin on things – launching, what was called “The President Fights For
Almost overshadowed by the Presidential election, the situation in Hungary quickly spiraled out of control by November 4th 1956. News reports were coming in thick and fast regarding Russian tanks heading for Budapest with the intent on crushing a revolt that had begun in Budapest and spread throughout Hungary. The
– CBS Radio News reports on Munich Crisis – September 24, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in 1938 was about the crisis over German demands for land belonging to Czechoslovakia. The Munich crisis over the Sudetenland, as it was known, was slowly turning into
January 23rd in 1991 marked one week since Operation Desert Storm began. The move was on to oust the Iraqi Army from Kuwait, with ground action expected to start anytime soon. Amid reports of Scud attacks on Israel, U.S. planes attacking a supposed Baby Milk Factory and reports of Iraqi
Busy day in the world, this 2nd of October in 1985. The Middle East factored in, with reports that the body of a missing Soviet diplomat was discovered in Beirut, and additional reports disclosed the discovery of a second missing diplomat was found behind the Soviet Embassy. And if that
– CBS News Netalert bulletin – Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia – August 20, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Further evidence that August is a month for upheavals. On the 20th of August in 1968, during the early morning hours, residents in Prague and outlying areas were awakened to
