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Europe At War: Another Day Of Turmoil – Another Day Of Resolve – February 9, 1941

If you like us, become a subscriber: Become a Patron! – Blue Network News Of The World – February 9, 1941 – During the early uncertain and chaotic days of World War 2 in Europe, the flood of news reports,…

Ukraine In 2004 – When The Revolution Was Orange – Past Daily Reference Room Reprint.

– BBC Radio 4 Today Program – News Reports – November 22 – December 5, 2004 – BBC Radio 4 – Radio Ukraine – News and Special Broadcast (In Russian) – November 25, 2004 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection –…

“We’re From The Kremlin . . .We’re Here To Help” – Soviet Invasion Of Czechoslovakia -1968 – The End Of Prague Spring

NBC Radio – Second Sunday Series: Revolution In Revolt – 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Editors Note: This was originally posted in 2014, during another crisis involving Russia and Ukraine (along with Crimea), as an example of history often…

Moscow meet-ups

September 14, 1955 – Report From Moscow: The View From Red Square

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”23341″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 14, 1955 – This Is Moscow – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] NBC Radio – This Is Moscow – September 14, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Billed as “the gradual…

March 18, 1949 – Dean Acheson And The North Atlantic Pact – NATO

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”13247″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 18, 1949 – Dean Acheson – NATO – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] This day in 1949 had much to with the ongoing squabble between the the West and the Soviet Union. As the…

Mikhail Pletnev

Mikhail Pletnev With Juraj Valcuha And The Luxembourg Philharmonic Play Music Of Rachmaninov – 2015 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert

Mikhail Pletnev, piano with The Luxembourg Philharmonic, Juraj Valcuha,cond. Dec. 3, 2015 – France Musique – All Rachmaninov this week, compliments of celebrated Russian Pianist Mikhail Pletnev and the Luxembourg Philharmonic, conducted by Juraj Valcuha in a concert given at…

Secretary of State James Byrnes

Report On The Foreign Ministers Conference – May 20, 1946 – Past Daily Reference Room

Secretary of State James Byrnes – Report On The Foreign Ministers Conference – May 20, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the slow road to Peace was underway, bumpy at times. The latest round of Peace talks took…

March 18, 1981

March 18, 1981 – Carol Burnett And The Enquirer

March 18, 1981 – CBS News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 18, 1981 – another contentious, litigious, misplaced priorities kind of day in history. Starting with a threatened Coal strike. Contract talks between the Coal industry and the…

Unholiest Of Alliances – The German/Soviet Pact – August 23-14, 1939 – Past Daily Reference Room

– News from BBC World Service – Polish Radio – German Radio – August 23-24, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It was huge, impossible news for August 23rd in 1939. And shock waves reverberated all over the world…

Goodbye Gromyko And A Ruling On Roe V. Wade – July 3, 1989

– CBS World News Roundup – July 3, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Two important events for this July 3rd in 1989. First, the passing of longtime symbol of the Cold War and face of the Soviet Union,…