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Warsaw: Solidarity In The Balance – December 14, 1981

– News for December 14, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in 1981 had to do with the growing protest movement in Poland known as Solidarity. Begun as a Dock Workers strike in the Port…

Post-War Europe – Foreign Ministers Conference – People Behaving Badly – December 13, 1947 –

– News for Dec. 13, 1947- Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day was dominated by the goings on in Europe. Primarily over the Foreign Ministers Conference in London, which wasn’t going as well as expected. But also,…

Building The UN Headquarters – Home Sweet Fracas – December 12, 1946

News for Dec. 12, 1946 – NBC/KFI – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day in December, 1946 was loaded with news of Union talks, threats and pickets. President Truman beginning the process of dismantling the maze of Government agencies set…

War On All Fronts – On The Third Anniversary, An Earthquake – December 7, 1944

On this day in 1944 it was the third anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the event that got the U.S. involved in World War 2. So on December 7, 1944 war was raging on all fronts, along with…

Election ’48 – R.I.P. GOP – Head Scratching And Haywire – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry

– Chicago University Roundtable – Republicans and the 1948 Election – No one was more surprised by the outcome of the 1948 Presidential election than Republicans and Mainstream Media. Since the campaign started, it was almost assured that Republican candidate…

September 26, 1967 – Vietnam War – Hawks And Doves – Meanwhile: Body Bags –

NBC Radio News Of The World – September 26, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the casualty count continued to rise during the ongoing battle at Con Thien, this September 26th in 1967, the ever-widening gap of opinions…

September 20, 1994 – A Photo-Op In Haiti – The Return Of Aristide.

News For September 20, 1994 – NPR Morning Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – For September 20, 1994 the news was about U.S. troops landing in Haiti and the removal of one government, headed up by Military strongman Raoul…

September 6, 1947 – Recovery From War – Gen. Marshall Has A Plan.

– Our Foreign Policy – The Marshall Plan – September 6, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The news on this day in September of 1947 found the world . . .pretty much as usual, sliding into a state…

The Great Radio Documentaries: Nassar’s Egypt – January 1957 – CBS Radio Update – Past Daily Pop Chronicles.

– 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…

August 30, 1939 – Calling Reserves – Evacuating Paris – 11th Hour Appeals.

News from Berlin Radio, EIAR, Rome – Paris Radio -Commentary from Radio Berlin – August 30, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As all hopes were pinned on a response to an eleventh hour appeal from Prime Minister Chamberlain…