Tag: Politics

Barbed wire and soldier during wartime, black and white historical photograph, reminiscent of news and history archives, representing wartime events and conflict resolution.

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

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”49775″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”News for March 13, 1961- NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] If we’re helping relieve the boredom, chip in: Become a Patron! The Cold War climate was getting stirred up, this March 13th in 1961. News that West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt left

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Soldiers resting on snowy battlefield during wartime, black and white historical military scene, reflecting news history and war reporting.

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

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”49225″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”News for February 13, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! Despite General MacArthur‘s spin that “we are continuing a war of maneuver”, a new phrase had entered into the Korean War Slang dictionary; “Buggin’ out”. On this February day in 1951,

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January 30, 1948 – “Bapuji Is No More!” – The Assassination Of Gandhi.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”6730″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”News for January 30, 1948- NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! Further evidence that some events which take place in history are not necessarily considered devastating at the time they occurred. This one, for example – the assassination of India’s

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A Town Like Fallujah – November 5, 2004

Or click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC Radio 4 – PM – November 5, 2004 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A different look at the way news was reported during the Iraq War, this November 5th in 2004. This one via BBC’s Radio 4 and their

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