News on this day in 1940 was anything but hopeful for the Allies. It was reported the German Army had crossed the Seine River at several points and was heading to Paris. Despite resistance from The French Army the Germans were making gains and were poised to take Rheims and the Argonne. Simultaneously, the Luftwaffe had been making repeated bombing raids on French harbors including Le Havre. As for Italian involvement in the French action, the heavily censored reports from Berlin stated the Italian Army really wasn't necessary at this point.

Reports from London told of at least 6 Italian Air Force raids so far on the British island of Malta. In retaliation, the RAF staged counter-attack raids on Italian bases in Africa, destroying a number of planes on the ground and bombing airfields. Also from London was a report by the wife of New York Times Editor James Reston on why she, and many other Americans were now leaving the War Zone, and that nerves were on edge over the sea journey back to the States.

On the subject of ships, while the broadcast was on, it was reported that President Roosevelt had just signed the Neutrality Pact on shipping in the Mediterranean and that American ships were told not to deliver goods to ports in the region, aside from those of Spain and Portugal, which faced the Atlantic.

News from France, again heavily censored, told of the French government relocating to the city of Tours and that refugees were streaming out of Paris by the thousands.

An updated bulletin towards the end of the newscast gave an update on the Neutrality Pact signing.

All in all, a nail-biting day in history as reported on this June 11, 1940 by the NBC Blue Network News Of The World.

News for this day in 1982 was preoccupied with military action.

From Lebanon came reports that the Israeli Army was making huge advances against the PLO. While PLO leader Yassar Arafat made an appeal to the Soviet Union and other Arab nations for aid in the wake of swift action by the Israeli's. As of this report, 25 Israeli soldiers were dead, and some 7 were missing.

From Capitol Hill came word there would be no sanctions placed on Israel. The U.S. Navy was re-deploying to other parts of the Mediterranean as a precaution against direct involvement.

Meanwhile, the Falkland Islands crisis was continuing with British and Argentine troops waiting to see who blinks first,

President Reagan was visiting the UK and called for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, but no such call for withdrawal for The Falkands.

On Capitol Hill - the fight was continuing over the 1983 Fiscal Spending Plan with some calling the same old problem with the same old answers. Others called it the continuing Economic Mess.

And Kermit the Frog made the Commencement Address to the graduating class of Harvard.

All that and a lot more for this day in June, 1982 as reported on The CBS World News Roundup, the 8:00 network news and the 9:00 network news.

February 22nd in 1984 had a lot to do with uncomfortable situations everywhere. From the Middle East, the attempts at brokering a peace settlement in Lebanon fell on Saudi Arabia and Syria in an attempt to hammer something out in what became known as The Damascus Peace Plan. Unfortunately, it left Lebanon President Amin Gemayal in one of those "damned if you do - damned if you don't" situations. In the meanwhile, U.S. Marines, stationed in Beirut since 1982 were pulling out and turning over responsibilities to a UN Peacekeeping force. Enough of this getting shot at from both sides.

Elsewhere in the Middle East - the Iran-Iraq War was still raging on, with Iran now threatening to close the Straits of Hormuz, effectively cutting off oil shipments. That wasn't going to fly with oil interests at all.

In Europe, an uproar over austerity measures in France, Spain and Italy were causing most services to be shut down over strikes in protest.

Back home - President Reagan was set to go before microphones and cameras with his first Press Conference of 1984. The Press had a lot of questions over our Foreign Policy and that age-old malady, our Economy.

The Supreme Court ruled companies on the verge of bankruptcy could cancel union contracts at the discretion of a Federal Bankruptcy judge. And the Miranda Law did not apply to Probation Officers.

The New Hampshire primaries were set to go in a week with one last debate to go before heading to the polls. Democratic hopefuls Walter Mondale and Gary Hart were in the number one and two spot while John Glenn was seeking a change in his campaign after dropping to fifth in the polls.

And U.S.-Vietnam talks were ready to resume after hitting a few bumpy spots over MIA's, causing the negotiations to be put on hold.

All this and lots more via the CBS World News Roundup and 9:00 am (PST) network news for this Wednesday February 22, 1984.