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News for this October 9th in 1989 had to do with the growing protest movement in East Germany and the rioting going on in East Berlin. The riots erupted when East German police broke up a demonstration urging reforms from the hardline regime of Erich Honecker. Western Press were barred...
Be a Patron and download for free: Become a Patron! Another day with the world slightly askew, this October 7th in 1967. Reports that, despite claims the rebels in Biafra were a thing of the past, explosions were heard in the Nigerian Capitol of Lagos and speculation all the fighting...
HUAC Committee Hearings – Michigan Communist Activities – Feb. 28,1952 – WJR-Detroit – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – For those of you who don’t remember that period during the 1950s, where the Communist scare took on unprecedented proportions, the wave of Hearings took place in most major cities of the...
Tony Walsh – This . . .Is The Place – Poem given at Manchester Bombing vigil – May 23, 2017 – BBC5 Live – Much as Past Daily is devoted to history and events of the past, sometimes the events of the present make you stop and leave you with...
Dizzy Gillespie – Grande Parade du Jazz, Nice France -July 7, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The legendary Dizzy Gillespie this weekend, featuring Mary Lou Williams, Curtis Fuller, Barney Wilen, Philly Joe Jones and Ronny Boykins in an all-star jam session, recored live in Nice, France on July...
The start of a new week and under a quarter of our goal realized. We had some great contributions over the weekend; people who have discovered how unique Past Daily is, how diverse and wide-range the posts are. That we cover all kinds of music, pop culture, history, documentaries and...
– NBC Second Sunday: The Young Rebels – October 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – If you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember what a period of upheaval the late 1960s were. Everything that had been considered the status quo was coming under scrutiny and questioned by those...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC News – 1969: The Year Of The Mayors – Dec. 28, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. For all that was positive and revolutionary about the 60s, the underlying problems, the discontent, the upheaval and the...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – Second Sunday – 1984 Minus 10 – February 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In 1974 the prospect of the world of 1984 as portrayed by George Orwell seemed more real than fantasy. By 1974 we already had police...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Police – In concert at Markethalle, Hamburg – January 14, 1980 – RBB, Berlin Classic concert this weekend. Early Police, as recorded in concert for Rockpalast by RBB in Berlin at Markethalle, Hamburg on January 14, 1980. The Police were...
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