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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
May 20, 1942; potentially a pivotal day in the history of World War 2. The Russian Army, led by Marshal Semen Timoshenko scored a decisive victory in the battle of Kharkov, which could prove to be a tipping point of…
– 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…
– News Feeds From Moscow – May 9, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Even after the initial surrender documents had been signed on May 6, Moscow was slow to respond to the news that the War in Europe was…
NBC Nightly News – May 4, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Many have said the events outside the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago started the shift in national opinion of the War in Vietnam. The events at Kent State…
– April 27, 1941 – NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 27, 1941 – A Sunday, 81 years ago. On this day, news of the German Army successfully occupying Athens, not confirmed in London,…
April 4, 1944 – Alka-Seltzer News Of The World – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 4, 1944 – News for this day was sweeping and fast moving. From the Pacific came word raids over several Japanese-held islands…
– April 1, 1942 – Radio Australia Shortwave Service – News and Commentary – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 1, 1942 – News from the shortwave service of Radio Australia came word that Allied raids were continuing around the…
– March 3, 1942 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 3, 1942 – Fighting in the Far-East was taking a bad turn for the allies. With the Netherlands giving up Batavia and slowly pulling…
– February 21, 1942 – News Of The World – Special Report By Martin Agronsky – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 21, 1942. In the midst of news regarding the worsening situation in the Pacific, there also came word…
Fighting or talk of war going on seemingly all over the world, this January 27th in 1942. The Pacific between Borneo and Celebes was the scene of many fierce sea and air battles as the Battle of the Dutch East…