Battle of Taranto

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Between October and November of 1956, the Hungarian uprising faced military opposition and the Soviet Union crushed Hungary’s desire for independence.

In 1986, the catastrophic nuclear meltdown in a soviet reactor led to the Chernobyl disaster. Thousands were exposed to cancerous radiation levels and forced to relocate.

Billed as Woodstock West the Altamont Free Music Festival turned violent after the Rolling Stones hired the Hell’s Angels for concert security.

Deeply rooted in Celtic tribes, the origins of Halloween stem from their belief in the living and dead roaming freely together, and offering sweets to lure evil spirits away.

Turning the tide on Japan’s expansionist ambitions in the Pacific, the Battle of Midway would prove America’s resolve and prowess in WWII.

The air traffic controllers strike of 1981, when President Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 striking controllers citing the “perils to national safety.”

President Ronald Reagan’s landmark speech at the Berlin Wall, urging Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.”