This country was beaten by Soviet invaders in a 1956 uprising, but got revenge in Olympic water polo that same year
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for freedom and independence - A Magyar Szabadsg ve  Jun 1, 2016 ... an armed rebellion against the power that is believed ... This is where I met Lajos, a twelve-year-old revolutionist, ... But without the boys and girls of Pest and. Buda ... did not get it out until the Soviet troops left the country in 1991, some ... November 4, 1956: The Russians attacked our Hungarian homeland.
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50 stunning Olympic moments No7: Hungary v Soviet Union: blood ...  Dec 28, 2011 ... Seven years after Hungary fell formally under Soviet control, any meeting ... More in water polo, perhaps, than anything else: Hungary was the game's ... But the country was relying on international support to stop the Soviets .... Hungary beat Yugoslavia 2-1 in the final to win their fourth Olympic gold medal.
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Blood in the water: Hungary's 1956 water polo gold - BBC News  Aug 20, 2011 ... But at the height of the crackdown, the country's water polo team ... They met the Russian team in the semi-final on 6 December 1956. ... "We figured, if they get angry, they'll start to fight. "Once they fight, they won't play well. If they don't play well, we'll beat them - and if we beat them, we'll win the Olympics!
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Remembering '56: Let the people speak | Politics.hu  Oct 22, 2009 ... But rather than post today about our feelings on the annual ... of the 1956 anti-Soviet revolt, we're going to follow the suggestion of one of ... solemnly honor the sad memory of that tragic uprising 53 years ago; .... Same in the Netherlands. ... begins with the Melbourne water polo match, and has the Olympics...
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Blood in the Water match - Wikipedia  The "Blood in the Water" match was a water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The match took place on 6 December 1956 against the background of the ... By the start of the Olympics, the uprising had been suppressed and many players saw the Olympics as a way to salvage...
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1956 Summer Olympics | 25 scandals that marred the Summer ...  Aug 1, 2012 ... "Hard to see the sport I love like this! ... The North Korean women's soccer team delayed its game against ... Korean flag was mistakenly displayed on the stadium's scoreboard .... Ten years after the 2000 Olympics where China won bronze, .... Shorter said he entered the stadium to boos, and it took a few...
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Soviets Invade Czechoslovakia - Aug 20, 1968 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Soviets Invade Czechoslovakia on Aug 20, 1968. ... the Prague Springa brief period of liberalization in the communist country. ... and after the Soviet crackdown his plays were banned and his passport confiscated.
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1956 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia  The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an ... Equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. .... Murray Rose became the first male swimmer to win two freestyle events since Johnny Weissmuller in 1924, while Dawn Fraser won gold medals in the...
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Do You Believe in Miracles? YES!: 30 Years Ago Today, USA ...  Feb 22, 2010 ... 30 Years Ago Today, USA Hockey Team Beat Soviets ... Plus, it was the first major event in which Americans started to take pride in their country again, amid ... their Olympic victory, many on the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team never ..... And also that I watched this Russia-USA game and the USA-Finland...
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Ice hockey at the Olympic Games - Wikipedia  At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the Soviet team went undefeated and won its first gold medal. Canada's team lost to the Soviets and the...
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Swimming 101: Olympic history | NBC Olympics  Mar 15, 2016 ... Only the Soviet-boycotted 1984 Los Angeles Games topped London in ... in the 100m butterfly, while Jason Lezak brought the 400m freestyle relay ... its Olympic debut for men and women at the 2008 Beijing Games. ... his country's only individual swimming medal of the 2008 Olympics. .... Athens, 1896
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Olympic Games - History of the modern Summer Games | Britannica ...  Sep 9, 2016 ... An official poster from the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens. ... Like the 1900 Olympics in Paris, the 1904 Games took a secondary ... hammer throw, pole vault, 120-yard hurdles, 56-pound weight throw, ..... The 1952 Olympics also saw the debut of the Soviet gymnast Viktor ..... Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., 1996.
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Khrushchev in Water Wings: On Mao, Humiliation and the Sino ...  May 4, 2012 ... Angered by the way the Soviet Union treated him, Mao Zedong planned revenge ... On one hand it made the new leader resilient; in power, Khrushchev was ... of innocents that he had condemned to death on Stalin's orders that he felt ... Secret Speech to the 20th Party Congress in 1956, denouncing his...
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Hungarian Revolution of 1956 - Wikipedia  The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 or the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 was a nationwide revolt ... These ended when Nazi Germany invaded and occupied the country and set up its ..... Nagy sought and received assurances (which proved false) from Soviet ambassador Yuri Andropov that the Soviet Union would not invade.
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New Zealand Water Polo - History & Rules of Water Polo  Before the foundation of FINA (the governing body of aquatic sport) in 1908, water ... Only the name was to be kept of this form of water polo, which played the same ... the game of Football in the water simply involved two teams moving an ... He created, from start to finish, a set of rules for a game called aquatic football.
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1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia  The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984. When Tehran, the only other interested city on the international level, ... The USSR announced its intention not to participate on May 8, 1984, citing...
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1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia  The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad was an ... 65 countries and regions invited did not take part in the 1980 Olympics. .... would have won any previous Olympics, yet failed to win a medal at Moscow. .... In the men's foil final the USSR and France record eight wins each but the...
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Soviet Union at the Olympics - Wikipedia  The Soviet Union first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and competed at the Games on 18 occasions since then. At six of its nine appearances at the Summer Olympic Games, the team ranked first in the total number of medals won, it was second by this count on the other two. ... Soviet Union has hosted the Games on one occasion.
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1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia  A Soviet stamp sheet showing the logo of the games (left) and its mascot Misha (right) holding the 1980 Olympic torch. Participating nations. Countries boycotting the 1980 Games are shaded blue. Olympic Village in February 2004. 150-rubles platinum coin (reverse) 1977 USSR commemorative stamp issued for the archery ...
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Fencing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Foil, Team ...  No opposing team won more than 4 bouts against them, a feat shared by losing ... Hungary defeated the Soviets for bronze. ... Olympics at Sports-Reference.com ... the individual foil in Seoul and were barely troubled in their gold medal victory.
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Remembering 1972 U.S. Olympic squad, 40 years later - ESPN.com  Aug 9, 2012 ... The 40th anniversary of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team and its infamous Cold War gold-medal game again the Soviet Union, up until...