We interrupt this broadcast : the events that stopped our lives-- : from the Hindenburg explosion to the death of John F. Kennedy Jr.
Garner, Joe.
We interrupt this broadcast : the events that stopped our lives-- : from the Hindenburg explosion to the death of John F. Kennedy Jr. / - Updated 2nd edition. - xiv, 169 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 2 audio discs (12 cm)
Accompanied by: 2 audio discs (sound discs)
Foreword -- Introduction -- The Hindenburg Explodes -- Pearl Harbor Under Attack -- D-Day: The Normandy Invasion -- President Roosevelt Dies -- V-E Day: War in Europe Ends -- Atomic Bomb Destroys Hiroshima -- Japan Surrenders: WWII Ends -- Truman Defeats Dewey -- General MacArthur Fired -- Sputnik Launched by Soviets -- John Glenn Orbits Earth -- Marilyn Monroe Dies -- Cuban Missile Crisis: Nuclear War Threatened -- President Kennedy Assassinated -- Lee Harvey Oswald Assassinated -- President Johnson Declines Re-election Bid -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated -- Robert Kennedy Assassinated -- Apollo 11: Man Walks on Moon -- Apollo 13: Astronauts Escape Disaster -- Kent State Massacre -- Munich Olympics Tragedy -- Nixon Resigns -- Saigon Falls -- Elvis Dies -- Iran Hostage Crisis -- John Lennon Assassinated -- President Reagan Shot -- The Challenger Explodes -- Berlin Wall Crumbles -- Operation Desert Storm Begins -- Rodney King Verdict Incites Riots -- Waco Standoff Ends in Disaster -- O. J. Simpson Saga -- Oklahoma City Bombing -- Flight 800 Explodes Over Atlantic -- Atlanta Olympics Bombing -- Princess Diana Dies -- The Impeachment of President Clinton -- Tragedy at Columbine High School -- John F. Kennedy, Jr. Dies -- Acknowledgments -- Audio and Announcer Credits -- Photography Credits -- About the Author and Narrator.
Recounts the details of forty-one significant events of the twentieth century, each with from-the-scene photographs; and features two compact discs that contain over two hours of audio from the events as they were broadcast live.
1570715351 9781570715358
00022746
Television broadcasting of news
Radio journalism
Disasters--Press coverage
PN4784.T4 / G36 2000
070.195
We interrupt this broadcast : the events that stopped our lives-- : from the Hindenburg explosion to the death of John F. Kennedy Jr. / - Updated 2nd edition. - xiv, 169 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 2 audio discs (12 cm)
Accompanied by: 2 audio discs (sound discs)
Foreword -- Introduction -- The Hindenburg Explodes -- Pearl Harbor Under Attack -- D-Day: The Normandy Invasion -- President Roosevelt Dies -- V-E Day: War in Europe Ends -- Atomic Bomb Destroys Hiroshima -- Japan Surrenders: WWII Ends -- Truman Defeats Dewey -- General MacArthur Fired -- Sputnik Launched by Soviets -- John Glenn Orbits Earth -- Marilyn Monroe Dies -- Cuban Missile Crisis: Nuclear War Threatened -- President Kennedy Assassinated -- Lee Harvey Oswald Assassinated -- President Johnson Declines Re-election Bid -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated -- Robert Kennedy Assassinated -- Apollo 11: Man Walks on Moon -- Apollo 13: Astronauts Escape Disaster -- Kent State Massacre -- Munich Olympics Tragedy -- Nixon Resigns -- Saigon Falls -- Elvis Dies -- Iran Hostage Crisis -- John Lennon Assassinated -- President Reagan Shot -- The Challenger Explodes -- Berlin Wall Crumbles -- Operation Desert Storm Begins -- Rodney King Verdict Incites Riots -- Waco Standoff Ends in Disaster -- O. J. Simpson Saga -- Oklahoma City Bombing -- Flight 800 Explodes Over Atlantic -- Atlanta Olympics Bombing -- Princess Diana Dies -- The Impeachment of President Clinton -- Tragedy at Columbine High School -- John F. Kennedy, Jr. Dies -- Acknowledgments -- Audio and Announcer Credits -- Photography Credits -- About the Author and Narrator.
Recounts the details of forty-one significant events of the twentieth century, each with from-the-scene photographs; and features two compact discs that contain over two hours of audio from the events as they were broadcast live.
1570715351 9781570715358
00022746
Television broadcasting of news
Radio journalism
Disasters--Press coverage
PN4784.T4 / G36 2000
070.195