– News for September 18, 1939 – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Today was not a good day to be in Poland, or Europe for that matter. September 18, 1939 was about the swift demise of Poland and the abrupt and baffling partnership struck between Russia
– News from BBC World Service – Paris Radio English service – September 4, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With War in Europe officially declared, this day in September 1939, the first official casualties reported wound up being civilians, innocent bystanders, caught in the wrong place at the
– FDR – address on signing the Social Security Act – August 14, 1935 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection- Lest we all forget 90 years today, on August 14, 1935, President Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act of 1935. Weathering attempts at dismantling, fears it would go broke
– WBAI: The Turbulent Sixties – Democracy and Militarism – July 7, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No shortage of similarities between the decade of the 1960s and the decade we’re in right now. Repeated assessments from many corners, calling ours a Police State; a Militarized Society, where
News for this April 23rd in 1942 was truly about a World consumed by war. From Russia came word that one of the B-25 bombers involved in the raid over Tokyo had been force-landed near Siberia and was being held by the Soviets (Russia hadn’t declared war on Japan yet,
– NBC News Of The World – April 16, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection- On this day, 80 years ago, America was still coming to grips with the loss of President Roosevelt. But there was still a war going on, and events were unfolding quickly. At airtime, the German
Thinking back on Cabinet position resignations in the past, not a lot mired in scandal come to mind before the days of the Nixon Administration in the 70s. Although I’m sure there have been, off the top of my head I can’t think of any. Prior to that it was
– Combined Networks – President Roosevelt Birthday celebrations – January 30, 1936 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Lest we all forget, 143 years ago today is President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s birthday, born January 30, 1882. In 1936 it was a national celebration, and parties were held all over the
– President Jimmy Carter – First Fireside Chat – February 2, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the sad news of President Carter’s passing, I am posting a few of his memorable moments as a tribute to the legacy of our 39th President. This talk, billed as a
– FDR Lights The National Christmas Tree – Dec. 24, 1935 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – FDR lights the National Christmas Tree, on Christmas Eve 1935. A national ritual since 1923, it was President Roosevelt’s third Christmas celebration in the White House. The country was slowly digging out from
