1946
The Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill delivered his famous Iron curtain speech, "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an Iron Curtain has descended across the continent."
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1770
The Boston Massacre, a pre-Revolutionary incident that grew out of anger towards British troops, occurred. Five anti-British rioters were killed.
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1933
In the last free elections in Germany until after World War II, the Nazi Party received 44% of the vote.
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1953
Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died at age 73, after 29 years in power.
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1963
Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hankshaw Hawkins were killed in a plane crash.
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1997
North and South Korean representatives met for the first time in 25 years for peace talks.
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