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Simon & Garfunkel – Live In Amsterdam – 1970 – Past Daily Soundbooth

A classic concert to start the week off – this time from Simon & Garfunkel in a rare performance at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, recorded by VPRO on May 2, 1970. With all of these classic concerts surfacing lately, you’d think…

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October 7, 2020

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Detroit – City Of The Future In 1949 – October 7, 1949 – Past Daily Reference Room

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October 7, 2020

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March 27, 1957 – The McClellan Hearings – RFK Vs. The Teamsters

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March 27, 2020

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March 19, 1948 – A Cold War Tinderbox – Roman Spring – The Marshall Plan

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March 19, 2020

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March 13, 1961 – East Berlin, OPEC, Cuba And Other Frying Pans.

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March 13, 2020

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Orchestre de la Suisse Romande With Ernest Ansermet And Arthur Rubinstein Play Music Of Beethoven, Brahms and de Falla In Concert – 1960 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert

Become a Patron! Over to Geneva Switzerland for a historic concert by Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by their Music Director of many years Ernest Ansermet and featuring the legendary Artur Rubinstein, piano in a concert recorded April 27,…

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March 11, 2020
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U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge with General Khan

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February 20, 1965 – Vietnam: Attempted Overthrow – Days Of Intrigue.

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February 20, 2020

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February 19, 1951 – The Situation In Korea: Successful Advances – Attempted Revivals

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February 19, 2020

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February 13, 1951: War In Korea – Withdrawals, Maneuvering, Condemnation And Celebrations Of An Alliance.

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February 13, 2020

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February 11, 1987 – The Hostage-For-Prisoner Swap And Death To America All Over Again.

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February 11, 2020

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