#2014-winter-olympics

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August 9, 1990 – The Gathering Desert Storm – Hostages In Baghdad – August 9, 1990 - CBS World News Roundup - Gordon Skene Sound Collection - August 9, 1990. Inching ever-closer to a confrontation with Baghdad, U.S. troops were arriving in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to begin deployment and training for what would inevitably be known as Desert Storm. So far, 5,000 U.S. troops had...

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January 21, 1938 – To Boycott Or Not To Boycott The 1940 Tokyo Olympics – Past Daily Reference Room – 1940 Olympic Boycott question - H.W. van Loon - January 21, 1938 - Gordon Skene Sound Collection - As it came to pass, the 1940 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo never materialized. In fact, the Olympic Winter and Summer games wouldn't be held again until 1948, after World War 2 had...

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