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Cold War Tinderbox – March 19, 1948
Roman Spring – 1948. Weather is here – wish you were beautiful. Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for March 19, 1948 Characterized as a tinderbox by the State Department, Turkey, Italy,...
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Springtime In Salonika – March 21, 1947
Greece – Rounding up the rebels. Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for March 21, 1947 News for this first day of Spring in 1947 bears an eerie similarity to news today. This day in 1947 it...
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“A John Wayne Image Has Emerged”– April 24, 1981
And the bump in popularity worked wonders too. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio http://pastdaily.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/news-for-april-24-1981.mp3] Another busy day for news, this...
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When The Hunger Strike Goes Wrong – May 6, 1981
Bobby Sands – implacable determination that became a flashpoint on this day in 1981. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio...
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And Then There Was Dien Bien Phu – May 7, 1954 – Past Daily Reference Room
Shock, dismay and a sense the sun was setting on Colonial rule. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio http://pastdaily.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/discussion-on-vietnam-may-11-1954.mp3] Since...
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That Was The Week That Was – May 10, 1975
Enter: Khmer Rouge. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio http://pastdaily.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/news-for-week-ending-may-10-1975.mp3] Further evidence May, historically, has been...
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Pakistan At The Polls – 1950 – Today With Mrs. Roosevelt – Past Daily...
Selective amnesia at your peril. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio http://pastdaily.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/today-with-mrs-roosevelt-pakistan-1950.mp3] With the first open and...
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Summer Of Love, But Not In Damascus – June 10, 1967
On the road to Damascus. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio http://pastdaily.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/news-for-june-10-1967.mp3] News for this 10th of June in 1967 had a lot to do with...
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“As Long As They’re Giving Away Free TV Sets, I’ll Bank Here”– July 10, 1970
“If ya feel, ya heal!” Click on the link here for Audio Player: NBC Nightly News With Chet Huntley and David Brinkley – July 10, 1970 Had there not been so much drama, deceit and upheaval associated...
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If It’s July 18, 1965 – It Must Be Vietnam
The deadly game of Tag: You’re It. Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for July 18, 1965 – WOR-AM, New York – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News reports on the war in Vietnam were coming with...
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