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Saturday Night Massacre / Johnny Bright incident - October 20

Saturday Night Massacre / Johnny Bright incident - October 20

FromThis Day in History Class


Saturday Night Massacre / Johnny Bright incident - October 20

FromThis Day in History Class

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The firings and resignations known as the Saturday Night Massacre took place on this day in 1973, during the Watergate scandal. / On this day in 1951, a white football player for Oklahoma A&M assaulted a Black player for Drake University named Johnny Bright in an incident that was suspected to be racially motivated.
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Released:
Oct 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.