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This January 13th in 1982 was probably not all that far removed from most January 13th’s on the Eastern half of the U.S. The Big Freeze of 1982, as it came to be known, dumped record amounts of snow everywhere from the Great Lakes to The South, ruining citrus crops...
February 26, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 26, 1979 – An uneasy day during an uneasy week. The Middle East Peace negotiations were faltering, moving ahead, faltering, balking and inching forward. On this day, it was Israeli Prime...
This day in 1981, the news was filled with reports that Egyptian President Anwar Sadat had been the victim of an assassination. During a military review, Sadat, along with several dignitaries and cabinet members, including his vice-President Hosni Mubarak were attacked by a group of Egyptian soldiers; driving up to...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Nightly News – June 29, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in 1970 had a lot to do with the promised withdrawal from Cambodia, two months after invading and setting off a...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup + Hourly news – March 9, 1979 Optimism was the big word for this March 9th in 1979. President Carter arrived in Cairo the previous night to meet Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. On...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR – All Things Considered – May 26, 1997 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day in 1997 was officially Memorial Day. And so May 26th was given over, mostly in the U.S. to observance of that day. And even though...
Click on the link here for audio player: News for August 10, 1990 The sound of sabers rattling and reports of atrocities, chaos and quickly organized summits dominated the news for this August 10th in 1990. With the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait only a few days old, Egypt opened an...