March 1, 1980 – Drama In Bogota
March 1, 1980 – Drama in Bogota – Drama in Pakistan – Drama on the Campaign trail – In walked March. http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/News-for-March-1-1980.mp3 March 1, 1980 – CBS World...
View ArticleMarch 23, 2001 – Farewell Mir
March 23, 2001 – After 15 years, all things must come to an end. http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/News-for-March-23-2001.mp3 March 23, 2001 – BBC News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection –...
View ArticleJune 2, 1981 – Stand Offs And Stand Downs
June 2, 1981 – Lech Walesa (r) – stepping down, at least for a little while. http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/News-for-June-2-1981.mp3 June 2, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup + CBS...
View ArticleOctober 12, 1999 – A Coup Comes To Pakistan
Coup in Pakistan October 12, 1999 – New boss – old boss – somehow, the same boss. http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/News-for-October-12-1999.mp3 October 12, 1999 – CBS News Update + CBS...
View ArticleIndia-Pakistan War Of 1965 – Past Daily Reference Room
India and Pakistan at War in 1965 – The reason? Kashmir. It’s ALWAYS about Kashmir. http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Storm-Over-The-Himalayas-Sept.-19-1965.mp3 ABC Radio: Storm Over The...
View ArticleNewstalgia Reference Room – Today With Mrs. Roosevelt – 1950
Newstalgia Reference Room – Today With Mrs. Roosevelt – 1950. Eleanor Roosevelt (with George C. Marshall) Citizen of the World. The post Newstalgia Reference Room – Today With Mrs. Roosevelt – 1950...
View ArticleYears Of Crisis – 1958 – Past Daily Reference Room: Through A Glass Darkly...
Rome 1958 – Cold War grumblings seemingly everywhere. Click on the link here for Audio Player: Years of Crisis – 1958 In 1958 we were knee-deep in the Cold War with grumblings from Europe about a...
View ArticleABSCAM – New Word In The Dictionary – February 4, 1980
Ethics in Congress under scrutiny – how unusual. Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for February 4, 1980 On this February 4th in 1980, a new Acronym entered our Dictionary –ABSCAM, which...
View ArticleLittle Feat In Concert At The Santa Monica Civic – 1973- Past Daily Backstage...
Little Feat founder Lowell George and Catch of The Day. Click on the link here for Audio Player: LittleFeat1973-03-20CivicAuditoriumSantaMonicaCA Continuing our look at Iconic Americana, I ran across...
View ArticlePakistan At The Polls – 1950 – Today With Mrs. Roosevelt – Past Daily...
Selective amnesia at your peril. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/today-with-mrs-roosevelt-pakistan-1950.mp3] With the first open and...
View ArticleAli Bhutto Has A Word About Pakistan – September 19, 1973
In the end, betrayal. Click on the link here for Audio Player: National Press Club – Ali Bhutto: Pakistan In A Changing World – Sept. 19, 1973 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection On this day in 1973,...
View ArticleWorld Of The Nervous Tick – November 1958 – Past Daily Reference Room
The era of Mutual Distrust. Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – Eric Sevareid commentary – November 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seemingly, the situations never change. In...
View ArticleAdding Insult To Injury – November 12, 1999
Not bad enough the first time around – it staged an encore. Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – November 12, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this November...
View ArticlePakistan: A Warning To The West – Ayub Khan In 1961 – Past Daily Reference Room
Determined to shake off the influence of the West. But . . .easier said than done. Click on the link here for Audio Player – Pakistan: A Warning To The West – Interview with Gen. Ayub Khan, President...
View ArticleJabberwocky In The Land Of The Unknown Knowns – December 16, 2001
Booga-booga Click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC World Service News + From Our Own Correspondent – December 16, 2001 – BBC World Service Seems like another lifetime ago, but on this December...
View ArticleThe Wonder Stuff – Live At Leicester – 1994 – Nights At The Roundtable:...
The Wonder Stuff – last known photo before packing it in – 1994. Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Wonder Stuff – Live in Leicester – 1994 – BBC 6 Music Kicking off the new year with one of...
View ArticleWeather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful – January 3, 1948
Bucolic, until you have to go to work in it. Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC News Of The World – January 3, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The big domestic news for this day was the...
View ArticleTimes Have Passed And Things Have Changed – February 7, 1992
. . .but the prospect of a man with chops in the White House had loads of appeal. Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – February 7, 1992 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection...
View ArticleWynton Marsalis With The Sachal Jazz Ensemble – 2013 Marciac Jazz Festival –...
2013 Marciac Festival – Best place in the world for a Summit meeting. A splendid time was had by all. Click on the link here for Audio Player – Wynton Marsalis Quintet With The Sachal Jazz Ensemble –...
View ArticleBill Goes To China – AIDS Goes Back To Square One – July 1, 1998
A Pop Star in Shanghai. Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – July 1, 1998 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Starting off with depressing news for this first day of July in...
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