Today is November 4, 1956, and Hungary has awakened to a nightmare. The Soviet tanks are back. Only days ago, we were celebrating. The fighting had stopped. Soviet troops were withdrawing from Budapest. Hungarians filled the streets celebrating that our country was finally free. Today, everything has changed. Before dawn, Soviet forces begin a massiveContinue reading “70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution — The Tanks Are Back”
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70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution — Hungary Has Won!
Today is October 30, 1956, and we have great news. Hungary has won the Revolution. Only seven days ago, on October 23, Hungarian students marched through Budapest demanding freedom. They wanted Soviet troops to leave our country. They wanted freedom of speech, political change, and the right for Hungarians to govern Hungary. Workers joined them.Continue reading “70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution — Hungary Has Won!”
70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: October 23, 1956 The Revolution Begins
Budapest, Hungary — October 23, 1956 This morning they are students. They are not soldiers. They are young Hungarians who want change. The night before, university students in Budapest drew up sixteen demands. They want political reforms. They want freedom of the press. They want Soviet troops out of Hungary. Today they are taking thoseContinue reading “70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: October 23, 1956 The Revolution Begins”
70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Hungarians Are Getting Angry
Budapest, Hungary — October 16, 1956 It is October 16, 1956. Teri Szilágyi doesn’t like what she is hearing. Everywhere she goes, people seem to be talking. And they are getting louder. Teri has three small children to worry about. Dodi is the oldest. Then Laci. And little Éva is only sixteen months old. PoliticsContinue reading “70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Hungarians Are Getting Angry”
70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Budapest Is No Longer Quiet
Dezső Szilágyi — Budapest, October 9, 1956 Budapest, Hungary — October 9, 1956 We are live today from Budapest. It has been three days since an enormous crowd gathered for the reburial of László Rajk. People are still talking about it. Not loudly. Dezső Szilágyi is walking home when he hears two men behind himContinue reading “70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Budapest Is No Longer Quiet”
