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Attack at the US Capitol
FromThe History Hour
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Jan 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 1954, Puerto Rican militants opened fire in the US House of Representatives, wounding five Congressmen - we hear how the assault was one of many previous attacks on American democracy. Plus, the coup attempt in Spain in 1981, India's first woman lawyer and landing a probe on Titan, one of Saturn's moons.
PHOTO: Lolita Lebron and two other Puerto Rican activists are arrested in 1954 (Getty Images)
PHOTO: Lolita Lebron and two other Puerto Rican activists are arrested in 1954 (Getty Images)
Released:
Jan 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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