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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
CBC Radio – The Life And Times Of Chairman Mao – circa 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Hard to imagine, but perhaps because it has been some 46 years since his death, there are a lot of people…
“Malcolm X: Misfit or Messiah? – ABC Radio News Documentary Feb. 21, 1965- Gordon Skene Sound Collection” Continuing our survey of memorable Radio Documentaries of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70s. On this day in February in 1965, an assassination took…
– August 15, 1945 – VJ Day celebrations continue – Reports around the Country – WEAF, New York – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 15, 1945 – On this day, 77 years ago, the party wasn’t about to let…
Edward R. Murrow News with Larry Leseur – July 28, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The war in Korea was the main news of the day. North Korea was mounting an offensive all along the line separating North…
– CBS Radio News Update on Korean Crisis – June 27, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the hours ticked by, after the initial reports of a “we’re not playing around” invasion of South Korea by North Korea,…
Report From The San Francisco Conference – June 16, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. With the San Francisco Conference just days away from closing, a charter was being drawn up for adoption, a new name was given and…
– ABC News Of Tomorrow – May 27, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Some people may find it strange and unbelievable that, as late as 1947 the subject of Lynching and introducing anti-Lynching Laws was still very much…
– May 12, 1945 – Report From San Francisco – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the V-E Day celebrations died down, the grim reality of what was left of Europe now had to be addressed. The…
On this day in 1957 a brief respite from the onslaught of Christmas shopping and Christmas music to get a report from President Eisenhower on the goings-on at the NATO Summit conference in Paris. President Eisenhower: “For the fifth time…
Become a Patron! You would think that a little over 2 years since the end of World War 2, there would be some element of lasting peace being practiced. But no. On this December 2nd in 1947, everything was in…