Video: 'Hungarian Revolt 1956' (Nov. 4, 1956, at 6:39)
(Sunday, November 4, 1956, during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956) — Soviet troops entered Hungary today to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that had started on October 23. Continue reading Soviet troops move in to crush the Hungarian Revolution 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1956)
Video: 'The Other Side of Suez (BBC Documentary)' (Oct. 29, 1956, at 36:04)
(Monday, October 29, 1956, at about 3:00 p.m. EET; during the Suez Crisis) — Israel invaded the Sinai Peninsula today and pushed Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal. Continue reading Israel invades Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1956)
Video: 'Selected Originals - Hungarian Revolution (1956)'
(Tuesday, October 23, 1956, afternoon CET) — The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People’s Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies, began today as a student demonstration in Budapest. Continue reading Student-sparked revolt against Hungary’s Communist rule begins 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 23 1956)
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(Sunday, October 5, 1986, afternoon CST) — In an incident that helped expose the Iran-Contra affair, a plane secretly ferrying supplies to Nicaraguan Contra rebels was shot down over southern Nicaragua today by Sandinista forces. Continue reading Plane shot down over southern Nicaragua, exposing Iran–Contra affair 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 5 1986)
Video: '9/9/76: Chairman Mao Zedong Dies'
(Thursday, September 9, 1976, 12:10 a.m. China Standard Time) — Mao Zedong, the pre-eminent figure of the Chinese Communist revolution and the leader of his country since 1949, died today in Beijing four days after suffering third heart attack since May 1976. Chairman Mao was 82. Continue reading China’s Chairman Mao, 82, dies in Beijing 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1976)
(Wednesday, June 29, 1966, 1:50 p.m. local time; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. aircraft bombed the major North Vietnamese population centers of Hanoi and Haiphong for the first time today, destroying oil depots located near the two cities.
Video: '45 85 Part 6' (June 28, 1956, at 7:51)
(Thursday, June 28, 1956, 6:00 a.m. CET; during the Cold War) –The Poznan 1956 protests, the first of several massive protests against the government of the People’s Republic of Poland, began on today at Poznan’s Cegielski Factories and were met with violent repression. Continue reading Rioting bursts out in Poznan, Poland 60 years ago this hour (June 28 1956)
Video: 'Chairman Mao Documentary - The Cultural Revolution - Destruction Of China'
(Monday, May 16, 1966) — China today launched the Cultural Revolution, a radical, youth-driven reform movement aimed at bolstering Chairman Mao Zedong while purging the country of “counter-revolutionaries.” Continue reading China launches Cultural Revolution 50 years ago today (May 16 1966)
Video: 'Seconds From Disaster - Meltdown at Chernobyl - FULL - NuclearAdvisor.com'
(Saturday, April 26, 1986, 1:23 a.m. MSK; during the Cold War) — The world’s worst nuclear accident occurred this morning at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the town of Pripyat, Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union), killing at least 31 Soviets died immediately.
An explosion and fire in the No. 4 reactor released large quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere, which spread over much of the western USSR and Europe, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes in the most heavily hit areas.
