May 14, 1992 – Day Of Recovery, Broken Ceasefires And A Spotted Owl –
CBS World News Roundup -for-may-14-1992 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this May
civil unrest
April 26, 1964 – LBJ: “Making A Step Toward A Peaceful World” – New York World’s Fair Opens.
LBJ and cause for cautious optimism, this April 26th in 1964. President Johnson announced a
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March 26, 1961 – Soapy Goes To Africa – Fact-Finding In A Region Roiling In Conflict.
The ongoing turmoil/growing pains/strife that marked the Africa Independence Movement in the 1960s continues, to
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March 22, 1964 – Trench Life During The War On Poverty – Sargent Shriver
This day in 1964 (a Sunday), Meet The Press had Sargent Shriver on as guest.
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March 5, 1997 – Another Day Underwater – The Ohio River Floods Of 1997 – Legislating Bad Behavior.
Characterized as the worst flooding since the infamous Ohio River Valley floods of 1937, the
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February 18, 1987 – Dissidents, Shakeups And Smokers
No end to drama, this February 18th in 1987. Street fighting in Beirut, brokered truces
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February 4, 1980 – ABSCAM: New Word In The Dictionary.
On this February 4th in 1980, a new Acronym entered our Dictionary –ABSCAM, which stood
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January 25, 1979 – Postcards From Tehran
With no end in sight and protests continuing and becoming more violent, the situation in
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Living On The Edge: 1956 – Past Daily Reference Room
By 1956 it would be pretty safe to say America was headed well into nervous
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Detroit – City Of The Future In 1949 – October 7, 1949 – Past Daily Reference Room
As a kid growing up in Detroit in the 1950s, I wasn’t really aware of
