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Today, we're taking a look back at a dramatic twelve days in the autumn of 1956, when the Hungarian people dared to defy the Soviet Union. We'll explore the hopes, the heroism, and the ultimate tragedy of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, an uprising that briefly promised freedom but was brutally crushed by Soviet tanks. Join us as we uncover the story of a nation's desperate struggle for sovereignty and the lasting impact of its defiant stand against an empire. This episode was produced by Grade 12 student Derek Jolliffe for his CHY4U World History class RST. Students were tasked with researching a topic from 1950-Present that was in Billy Joel's or Fallout Boy's "We Didn't Start the Fire" (1989) or (2024) Sources used for this episode: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/november-4/soviets-put-brutal-end-to-hungarian-revolution https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/lw/107186.htm https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/the-hungarian-uprising/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAVPXle1--g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPXi4DDLqLo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqImvCnO15w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsTWqvumQCo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFXO2XEAFiQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxZmZFVzB_E Songs in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cGNnFj_jvw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BO2UYNBaEY