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Vatican Meltdown – 1964 – Past Daily Reference Room.
Vatican II – Day One. All civil and polite . . . at first. Click on the link here for Audio Player: CBS – Drama at The Vatican – Dec. 10, 1964 With the current wave of scandal and turmoil going on at...
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A Word From John Paul II From The United Nations About A World Gone Askew –...
The solution was simple – it was the problem that was complex. Click on the link here for Audio Player – Pope John Paul II Addresses United Nations General Assembly – October 5, 1995 – NPR – Gordon...
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The Tsuris Of Happiness – October 21, 1978
. . .and dark clouds gathering on the psychic horizon. Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – October 21, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this October 21st in...
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Grief Rides A Bubble-Top Limousine – The Kennedy Assassination – November 22,...
. . .and a split second later . . . Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio News – November 22, 1963 (continuous) – Part 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Click on the link here for Audio...
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The Wrecking Ball And The Walnut – December 26, 1989
Why is this man smiling? Click on the link here for Audio Player - CBS Radio Hourly News – December 26, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Even though it was the day after Christmas in 1989, the...
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Swaps And Swipes – April 2, 1987
Awkward. Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – April 2, 1987 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day loaded with Politics and arm-twisting, this April 2nd, 1987. Starting...
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Overrunning Oslo – Happy Birthday Rome – News From Europe – April 21, 1940
Count Ciano Addressing Gathering in Rome. Warm and fuzzy need not apply. Click on the link here for Audio Player – News From Radio Berlin, Radio Paris, EIAR Rome – Mutual Broadcasting Shortwave – April...
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Passing Of The Great One – June 25, 1987
Jackie Gleason – Practically defined early Television. Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – June 25, 1987 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A sad day, this June 25th in...
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Raoul Cedras And The Awkward Moments – September 22, 1994
Hell no, he won’t go. . . not much. Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – September 22, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this first day of Autumn in 1994 had...
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T’was The Season – Bombs, Balls And Strikes – October 2, 1949
A lot of watching and waiting going on this week in 1949. Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – Voices & Events – Week ending October 2, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A busy...
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The Official Press Says Poland Is Calm – December 15, 1981
The picture of calm. http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CBS-News-Dec.-15-1981.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio Hourly News – December 15, 1981 – Gordon...
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Patti Smith At The Vatican 2013 – Nights At The Roundtable: Holiday Edition
Patti Smith – O Holy Night http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Patti-Smith-O-Holy-Night-Dec.-25-2013-Vatican-Concert.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Patti Smith: O...
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Bringing Central America To The Boil – January 15, 1984
This rag-tag bunch of lefties was getting on the White House’s nerves in a big way. http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/News-for-Week-ending-January-15-1984.mp3 . . . or click on the link...
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Camilla Says Yes – Mahmud Says No – February 11, 2005
Not everyone was struck giddy. http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/News-for-February-11-2005.mp3 . . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC World Service – The World Today –...
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Coronation Of A Pope – Pope Pius XII – March 12, 1939 – Past Daily Reference...
The Coronation of Pope Pius XII – Pomp amid uncertainty. http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Pope-Pius-Coronation-March-12-1939.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player –...
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Burying A Pope – Reviving A Red Scare – October 13, 1958
An overflowing Vatican and a Television first. http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MBS-Fulton-Lewis-Jr.-News-October-13-1958.aiff-09.22.mp3 – MBS – Fulton Lewis Jr. And The News -October...
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J. Robert Oppenheimer Has A Word About Science And Culture – 1961 – Past...
J. Robert Oppenheimer – Father of the Atomic Bomb – later argued for the humane use of Atomic Energy. http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/J.-Robert-Oppenheimer.mp3 J. Robert Oppenheimer –...
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May 4, 2000 – Welcome To Vieques, Now Go Home.
In the manner of Yanqui Go Home! http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/News-for-May-4-2000.mp3 May 4, 2000 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May4, 2000 – The day...
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May 13, 1981 – The Shooting Of A Pope
Assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II – The improbable met the inconceivable. http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Pope-Shooting-May-13-1981.mp3 May 13, 1981 – Reports and reactions to...
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September 14, 1975 – Busing And Sainthood
Boston Busing – Tolerance had other plans. http://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/NewsforWeekendingSept141975.mp3 September 14, 1975 – The World This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection...
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