926: 6/8 1956: The World in Revolt, by Simon Hall
Image: Oct 23 (https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/23) Thousands of Hungarians protest against the government and Soviet occupation. (The Hungarian Revolution is crushed on November 4). Oct 24 (https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/24) Soviet troops invade Hungary, Imre Nagy becomes Prime Minister of Hungary. Here; Corvin köz, Budapest Hungary, Central Europe. In october 1956 this place was an important defence stronghold of hungarians against the invading soviet army. Commanders: Pongrátz Gergely and Kovács László Iván. Russian tanks were reaching the downtown from the South, on nearby Üllői avenue, which could be controlled from here. Molotov coctails could be easily made as a petrol station was nearby. Kind of symbol of the war of independence. Date | october 1956 (heavy artillery on the street) Source | http://www.hungary1956.com/photos.htm Author | The American Hungarian Federation Permission The American Hungarian Federation Declaration at URL: http://www.hungary1956.com/index.htm 1956: The World in Revolt,by Simon Hall (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Simon+Hall&text=Simon+Hall&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=digital-text) Nineteen-fifty-six was one of the most remarkable years of the twentieth century. All across the globe, ordinary people spoke out, filled the streets and city squares, and took up arms in an attempt to win their freedom. In this dramatic, page-turning history, Simon Hall takes the long view of the year's events—putting them in their post-war context and looking toward their influence on the counterculture movements of the 1960s—to tell the story of the year's epic, global struggles from the point of view of the freedom fighters, dissidents, and countless ordinary people who worked to overturn oppressive and authoritarian systems in order to build a brave new world. It was an epic contest. 1956 is the first narrative history of the year as a whole—and the first to frame its tumultuous events as part of an interconnected, global story of revolution. https://www.amazon.com/1956-World-Revolt-Simon-Hall-ebook/dp/B01K8D250Q/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=simon+hall+1956&qid=1609368672&s=digital-text&sr=1-1