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October 22, 1980 – The October Surprise (sort of).
Bargaining chips and secret deals. Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for October 22, 1980 News for this October 22nd in 1980, in addition to feverish campaigning on the parts of the Carter...
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Turning Up The Heat – Cranking Up The Rhetoric – October 7, 1980
Growing body count in the Iran-Iraq War. Little did we realize at the time it would haunt us. Click on the link here for Audio Player – News for October 7, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene...
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Shapes Of Things – March 13, 1985
Mikhail Gorbachev – the new kid on the block. Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 13, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day in 1985 started with a funeral....
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Hopeful In Sri Lanka – Less So, If Your Last Name Was Moon – May 14, 1984
Rev. Moon – heading off to the land of zuzus and wham-whams. Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – May 14, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this May 14th in...
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Buying Friends And Influencing Destiny – May 20, 1984
‘CIA? What CIA?’ Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – May 20, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It wouldn’t be the 80s without El Salvador and this May 20th in 1984 was...
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‘If We Are Attacked, We Will Defend Ourselves’– May 22, 1984
Saudi Tanker Al Ahood after Iraqi Missile attack. A bit more than a mere “woops, excuse me” Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup + 9:00 am Network News – May 22, 1984 –...
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‘Me And My Cousin Against The Stranger’– August 15, 1990
Looking at the bigger picture and suddenly the guys next door didn’t look so bad. Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – August 15, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A...
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A Personal Appeal To Help Us Preserve History
‘Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.’ Click on the link here for our DONATION PAGE – Indiegogo/Past Daily/Gordon Skene Sound Collection Fundraiser As you probably all know by now,...
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Blood Feuds And Big-Big Promises – October 1, 1980
The Iran-Iraq War – 9 days in to Protracted nasty. Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio News – The World Tonight – October 1, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The new month got off...
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Another Kidnapping In Beirut – March 16, 1985
Terry Anderson of The Associated Press – 3 for 3. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/News-for-March-16-1985.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup –...
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World Full Of Missiles – Pockets Full Of Empty – March 19, 1985
“How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb“. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/News-for-March-19-1985.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup...
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Tamil Tigers Relent – Moscow Says Nyet – The Horserace Goes West – May 14, 1984
. . . and America asks “where’s the beef?” https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/News-for-May-14-1984.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – May 14,...
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It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Mondale – June 5, 1984
“If you’re goin’ to San Fran-cisco . . . .” https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/News-for-June-5-1984.mp3 . . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – June 5,...
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In The Lap Of Conflicting Claims – September 28, 1980
Carrying wounded in Baghdad. At least the War Of Words had no casualty lists. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/News-for-Sept.-28-1980.mp3 – CBS Hourly News – September 28, 1980 – Gordon...
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Spitting Into The Wind – September 29, 1980
Despite UN calls to stop fighting, Iran and Iraq had a surplus of deaf ears. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/News-for-Sept.-29-1980.mp3 – CBS World News Roundup – September 29, 1080 –...
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4 Weeks And Counting – October 7, 1980
Pressing the flesh -Promising the Moon. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/News-for-October-7-1980-speed-corrected.mp3 – CBS World News Roundup – CBS Hourly News – October 7, 1980 –...
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October Surprise; No – November Shock; Maybe – October 20, 1980
Meanwhile. . . .chain-pulling, backroom deals and a war going on. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/News-for-October-20-1980.mp3 – ABC Radio – World News This Week – Week Ending October...
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Meanwhile, Back In Khorramshahr – October 23, 1980
Iraqis on the march, Iranians still wondering what to do with the hostages. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/CBS-News-October-23-24-1980.aiff-11.04.mp3 – CBS World News Roundup –...
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Kate Tempest – Live At Trans Musicales 2014 – Nights At The Roundtable:...
Kate Tempest – The Economist calls her The Brightest Of Talents – they might be on to something....
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January 19, 1987 – Next Stop: Basra
January 19, 1987 – The little known war with no end. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/News-for-January-19-1987.mp3 January 19, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound...
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August 26, 1986 – Tale Of The Exploding Lake
Lake Nyos in Cameroon August 26, 1986 – Further proof lakes occasionally explode. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/News-for-August-26-1986.mp3 August 26, 1986 – CBS World News Roundup –...
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October 7, 1980 – Three Weeks Left Til Election Day – Campaign ’80
Candidate Reagan – According to reports, Campaign ’80 would go down as one of the nastiest. October 7, 1980 – NPR – All Things Considered – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With some 3 weeks to go...
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July 18, 1988 – Democrats Party Down In Atlanta – Ceasefire Gets Thumbs Up In...
Atlanta: Letting the Fun and Games begin. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/News-for-July-18-1988.mp3 July 18, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 18,...
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August 8, 1988 – Hoping For A Ceasefire In Iran-Iraq War
Ceasefire hopes – and not a minute too soon. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/News-for-August-8-1988.mp3 August 8, 1988 – BBC World Service News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August...
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September 21, 1987 – The Matter Of Bork – Reagan Heads To The UN With A Surprise
Supreme Court Nominee Robert Bork – Not the cakewalk Reagan had planned. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/News-for-Sept.-21-1987.mp3 September 21, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon...
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December 15, 1980 – Turning Oil Into Gold – Turning Central Park Into...
John Lennon‘s Central Park Memorial – for the day, it became Strawberry Fields. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/News-Dec.-15-1980.mp3 December 15, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup –...
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December 18, 1980 – 411 Days Of To-Ing And Fro-Ing.
American Hostages In Tehran – Negotiations taking on an air of whack’em-all. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/News-Dec.mp3 December 18, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup + 9:00 am News –...
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March 15, 1985 – Three Days – Three Kidnappings In Beirut
AP Correspondent Terry Anderson – the latest, and not the last of the kidnappings in Beirut. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/News-March-15-1985.mp3 March 15, 1985 – CBS World News...
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May 21, 1987 – The Stark Incident
USS Stark – Hit by an Iraqi missile – A lot of finger pointing and claims of “divine intervention” but there were 37 dead no matter what....
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July 31, 1982 – Grief Roams A Highway Outside Paris – Black Skies Over Beirut...
Paris of The Middle East . . .once. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/News-July-31-1982.mp3 July 31, 1982 – ABC World News This Morning – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 31, 1982 –...
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August 21, 1988 – The Quayle Factor – Flowers On The Front Lines: A Ceasefire...
The Quayle Factor loomed large – and with good reason. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/News-August-21-1988.mp3 August 21, 1988 – CBS News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection –...
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September 3, 1987 – The Persian Gulf Tanker War – Reprisals and Tit-For-Tats
The world of reprisals – the blow-for-blow, tit-for-tat nature of a Middle East war. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/News-Sept.-3-1987.mp3 September 3, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup –...
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May 21, 1984 – A Question Mark For El Salvador – U.S. Indifference To...
El Salvador – José Napoléon Duarté – about to be sworn in – hitting the hot seat within minutes. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/News-May-21-1984.mp3 May 21, 1984 – CBS Radio Hourly...
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October 22, 1980 – The Embassy Hostage Drama And The October Surprise.
Hostage Drama In Tehran – Pawns In The Sleight Of Hand. https://oildale.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/21223802/news-for-october-22-1980.mp3 Become a Patron! News for this October 22nd in...
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February 25, 1984 – Marines Leaving Beirut – The Never Ending Iran-Iraq War –...
U.S. Marines leaving Beirut – motives were questioned – results were unsure. https://oildale.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/25120528/News-February-25-1984.mp3 Download For $1.99: -...
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