India In Times Of Cold War – An Interview With VK Krishna Menon – 1956 – Past...
VK Krishna Menon – contentious questions got contentious answers. Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Meet The Press – Guest: VK Krishna Menon – July 15, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection...
View ArticleA Word Or Two From Sheikh Mujibur Rahman – 1974 – Past Daily Reference Room
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman – One of the leading figures in Bangladesh politics in the 1970s and one of its most notorious. Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC: Speaking Freely with Sheikh Mujibur...
View ArticleThat Was The Week That Was – November 13, 1999
And on top of everything . . .there was still Milosevic with all the marbles. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/News-for-Week-Ending-November-13-1999.mp3 . . . or click on the link here...
View ArticleHostage Drama: Day 18 – Another Day, Another Burning Effigy – November 21, 1979
And even Pakistan was getting into the act. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/News-for-November-21-1979.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio News + Bulletin –...
View ArticleThe King Of America And Hocus-Pocus – December 11, 1959
Eisenhower and Nehru – Most Indians assumed Ike was a Monarch. Had they known . . . https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/News-for-December-11-2014.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for...
View ArticleAlabama USA – Civil Rights In 1961 – Past Daily Reference Room
Consider this: there was a time, not that long ago, where this just didn’t happen. (Photo: Bruce Davidson-Magnum Photos)...
View ArticleReleasing The Lion Of Kashmir – January 21, 1958
Sheikh Abdullah – overthrown Prime Minister of Kashmir – heading towards a conspiracy. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/News-for-January-21-1958.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for...
View ArticleBritain Goes To The Polls – February 23, 1950
Election Night in London, 1950 – The eyes of the world were watching and waiting. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/News-for-February-23-1950.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for...
View ArticleWar Of Words – War Of Inevitability – March 13, 2002
T’was the season for Saber Rattling and Finger Pointing. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/News-For-March-13-2002.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR News: All...
View ArticleWhen The Mountain Blew – Mt. St. Helens – May 18, 1980
Humoring a volcano. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/News-for-May-18-1980.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio News – May 18, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound...
View ArticleThe Efforts To Wage Peace – San Francisco Conference – May 26, 1945
Looking good in principle and looking good in practice were two separate things. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Report-From-San-Francisco-May-26-1945.mp3 . . . or click on the link...
View ArticleTalk Talk – In Concert From Utrecht 1984 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend
Talk Talk – their audience appeal diminished as their critical appeal rose. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Talk-Talk-LIve-In-Utrecht-1984.mp3 – Talk Talk – live from Utrecht,...
View ArticlePakistan: Warning To The West – November 23, 1961
Pakistan was something of an untapped powder keg in the 1960s. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ABC-Pakistan-A-Warning-To-The-West-Nov.-23-1961-.mp3 – ABC Radio – Pakistan: A Warning To...
View ArticleDeportees In Session 2016 – Past Daily Soundbooth – Rock Without Borders Edition
Deportees – Swedish Indie, making their way West. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Deportees-Live-in-Umeå-February-10-2016-Sveriges-Radio-P3-pcm-24b-be.mp3 Deportees – In Session for...
View ArticleMarch 1, 1980 – Drama In Bogota
March 1, 1980 – Drama in Bogota – Drama in Pakistan – Drama on the Campaign trail – In walked March. https://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. https://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. https://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. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/News-for-October-12-1999.mp3 October 12, 1999 – CBS News Update +...
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. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Storm-Over-The-Himalayas-Sept.-19-1965.mp3 ABC Radio: Storm Over The...
View ArticleNovember 28, 1997 – Pakistan: Old Fashioned Rabble – Zimbabwe: Old Fashioned...
When things got testy at the Nawaz Sharif trial in Islamabad. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/News-November-28-1997.mp3 November 28, 1997 – BBC World Service: Newshour – BBC World...
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