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: 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”
