We interrupt this broadcast : relive the events that stopped our lives-- from the Hindenburg to the death of Princess Diana / Joe Garner.

Author/creator Garner, Joe
Format Book
Publication InfoNaperville, IL : Sourcebooks, ©1998.
Descriptionxiv, 154 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 2 discs (4 3/4 in.)
Subjects
Television broadcasting of news.
Radio journalism.
Disasters--Press coverage.

Contents 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 Osward 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.
Technical detailsSystem requirements: CD drive, digital audio.
LCCN 98017236
ISBN1570713286 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PN4784.T4 G36 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner General Stacks PN4784.T4 G36 1998 COMPACT DISC ✔ Available Place Hold