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Most World War II veterans didn’t receive accolades or experience the infamous New York City ticker-tape parade most Americans are familiar with in...
Bought by WBEZ
- Added: Jun 23, 2018
- Length: 07:10
- Purchases: 1
The release of Ken Burns’ new documentary series has drawn fresh attention to the Vietnam War. And while many of us have an idea of what the war lo...
Bought by KENW, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and WOUB
- Added: Sep 22, 2017
- Length: 03:35
- Purchases: 3
To accompany a documentary screening, the National Museum of the Great Lakes is searching for Navy pilots who trained on Lake Michigan during World...
Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, and WBFO
- Added: Nov 02, 2016
- Length: 01:14
- Purchases: 4
Air raid sirens were designed to alert the public of incoming enemy attacks during World War II. But 50 years ago--during the worst tornado outbrea...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:52
David Feinberg started the Center for Genocide & Holocaust Studies at the University of Minnesota more than 10 years ago. This year, a group of Gol...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 05:59
The army is scrambling to recover missing war records from Iraq and Afghanistan, and in the meantime, many veterans struggle to get their disabilit...
Bought by KENW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WXDU
- Added: May 02, 2014
- Length: 02:37
- Purchases: 3
Andy Warhol once said: "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." But in this town, you'll meet people who claim that in the pa...
- Added: Sep 12, 2013
- Length: 06:26
This month on War News Radio, "Back to Work ". First, we examine the problem of youth unemployment in Morocco. Then, we look into the persecution ...
- Added: Nov 18, 2012
- Length: 29:01
Most Civil War scholarship focuses on generals and their armies. But historians at a recent conference explored how water, heat, and horses affecte...
Bought by KENW
- Added: Jun 13, 2011
- Length: 02:31
- Purchases: 1
The Battleship Missouri is best known as the site where World War II officially ended on Sept. 2, 1945. Veterans share tales about the ship, nickn...
Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Delta College Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., and KVMR
- Added: Dec 06, 2006
- Length: 05:06
- Purchases: 4