Dark Over Farmingdale – America’s First Air Raid Drill – May 16, 1938
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VE Day + 1: A Year After Toasts And Hugs; Suspicion – May 8, 1946
And a year to the day after the “official” VE Day end to the War in Europe, the creeping Cold War was making its presence known on this May 8th in 1946. As Europe continued to dig itself out of the wreckage of five years of war, new ominous clouds
Alan Shepard: First American In Space Holds A Press Conference – May 8, 1961
– CBS Radio Special Report: Alan Shepard Press Conference – May 8, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On May 5, 1961 America sent its first Astronaut into space. Alan Shepard aboard Freedom 7, the first of the series of six Project Mercury flights into space, eventually leading to
Jimmy Carter Stumps In L.A. – “Are You Odd Or Are You Even?” – The Gas-Pump Blues – May 5, 1979
– CBS World News Roundup – May 5, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this May 5th in 1979 had a lot to do with Jimmy Carter‘s whirlwind visit to Southern California. Since it was Cinco de Mayo, what better photo op than to have Jimmy spend
Three Nights At Kent State, And Four Dead Later – May 4, 1970
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“The Energy Crisis Has Not Yet Overwhelmed Us” – Jimmy Carter – April 18, 1977
Further evidence April has had its fair share of drama in history. On this April 18th in 1977 it was a dire warning from President Jimmy Carter over the Energy Crisis that was looming. On this day he spoke directly to the American people in an Address To The Nation,
Funeral For FDR – The Death Of A President – April 14, 1945
– FDR Funeral (recap) – April 14, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day 78 years ago, the country was in mourning as it paid its last respects to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had died two days earlier of a cerebral hemorrhage while on vacation at “the
Stiff Little Fingers In Session – 1978 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Stiff Little Fingers in their first session for John Peel in April of 1978. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the original session.
Europe At War – Ironies And Ominous Neutrality – April 7, 1940
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