-Story Behind The Headlines – Palestine And The UN – Sept. 14, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – “Had we known then what we know now . . . . .” – I’m sure that mantra has been said over and over throughout the years. But nowhere in history
– CBS Radio News – Bulletins, reports, newscasts – October 6, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 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
Radio Paris – An Address by Prime Minister Edouard Daladier – September 21, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection- The French Premier Edouard Daladier in a world broadcast declared France would fight until “complete victory” crushed Hitler and Germany’s dream of “world French Tighten Defences. As Daladier spoke, the French
– January 18, 1957 – Edward R. Murrow and the News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 18, 1957; a day where circling the globe took 45 hours, and brokering peace deals took an eternity. A lot of contrasts, this day. Beginning with news that the U.S. Airforce successfully
– Newsfront – September 16, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A season of raging discontent, this September 16th in 1970. Anti-War protests on college campuses were spreading everywhere, even to seemingly quiet placid ones. The eruptions which turned deadly in the Spring were returning with renewed force –
– CBS Radio – Update- Nasser’s Egypt – Jan. 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing our series of memorable documentaries of the 50’s, 60s and 70’s; Nassar’s Egypt from CBS Radio – January 23, 1957. 1956 and 1957 were pivotal years for the emergence of Egypt as a
– August 11, 1977 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 11, 1977 – it was a jubilant Mayor Abraham Beame of New York who was very pleased to announce that “the people of the City of New York can rest easy this morning, because
– NBC 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 domestic firestorm which left students dead and a country bitterly divided. In
February 25, 1979 – CBS Radio – The World This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With grossly inflated casualty and capture claims coming from both sides, the war between China and Vietnam was heating up, this week in February, 1979. And with clucks of “this could be the
NBC News Of The World – January 3, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The big domestic news for this day was the weather. Snow blanketed the east coast, with downed power lines, stranded commuters, icy roads and frozen water mains up and down the Eastern seaboard and extending
