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Infamous Assassinations, 19, The Attempt to Assassinate Hitler
directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 19 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
Although there had been two previous attempts to kill Hitler, including poisoning a bottle of Cointreau on his aircraft, the assassination attempt which nearly worked at his Prussian forest hideaway in Rastenburg resulted in the perpetrators being strangled with piano wire strung from meat hooks.
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directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 19 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
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Although there had been two previous attempts to kill Hitler, including poisoning a bottle of Cointreau on his aircraft, the assassination attempt which nearly worked at his Prussian forest hideaway in Rastenburg resulted in the perpetrators being strangled with piano wire strung from meat hooks.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Infamous Assassinations
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, 1907-1944
Topic / Theme
Assassination plots and attempts, Bombardment, Coup d'etat, Adolf Hitler, Assassination Attempt, Rastenburg, East Prussia, July 20, 1944, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Momentous Happenings, 6, 1984
in Momentous Happenings, 6 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2002, originally published 2002), 5 mins
1984 was a year of Famine, Industrial accidents and another change in leadership behind the Iron Curtain. After the death of Yuri Andropov only two years after he was sworn in as Russian leader, new President Chernenko was given mission: stop the massacre in Afghanistan. There was also an assassination attempt on...
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in Momentous Happenings, 6 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2002, originally published 2002), 5 mins
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1984 was a year of Famine, Industrial accidents and another change in leadership behind the Iron Curtain. After the death of Yuri Andropov only two years after he was sworn in as Russian leader, new President Chernenko was given mission: stop the massacre in Afghanistan. There was also an assassination attempt on British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as she attended a conference in Brighton. In India, a pesticide factory owned by Union Carbide...
1984 was a year of Famine, Industrial accidents and another change in leadership behind the Iron Curtain. After the death of Yuri Andropov only two years after he was sworn in as Russian leader, new President Chernenko was given mission: stop the massacre in Afghanistan. There was also an assassination attempt on British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as she attended a conference in Brighton. In India, a pesticide factory owned by Union Carbide released poisonous gases, killing 20,000 in total; on the flipside, Live Aid was organized to try to raise money to end famine and death in Ethiopia.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Momentous Happenings
Speaker / Narrator
Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq, 1924-1988
Person Discussed
Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq, 1924-1988, Indira Gandhi, 1917-1984
Topic / Theme
Assassination plots and attempts, Assassinations, Bombardment, Charity, Funerals, Heads of state, National government, Pollution, Rock music, Social conflict, Terrorism, Indira Gandhi, Assassination, New Delhi, India, October 31, 1984, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Momentous Happenings, 15, 1993
produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Momentous Happenings, 15 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2002, originally published 2002), 5 mins
1993 was a year that saw terrorism strike the Big Apple, and a new era for European unity. When a car bomb was detonated beneath Tower one of the World Trade Centre in February, six people were killed and over a thousand occupants were injured. In Bosnia, the shooting of women and children refugees during a suppos...
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produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Momentous Happenings, 15 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2002, originally published 2002), 5 mins
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1993 was a year that saw terrorism strike the Big Apple, and a new era for European unity. When a car bomb was detonated beneath Tower one of the World Trade Centre in February, six people were killed and over a thousand occupants were injured. In Bosnia, the shooting of women and children refugees during a supposed ceasefire infuriated the United Nations. 1993 also saw the death of rocker Frank Zappa from prostate cancer, and a solemn state fune...
1993 was a year that saw terrorism strike the Big Apple, and a new era for European unity. When a car bomb was detonated beneath Tower one of the World Trade Centre in February, six people were killed and over a thousand occupants were injured. In Bosnia, the shooting of women and children refugees during a supposed ceasefire infuriated the United Nations. 1993 also saw the death of rocker Frank Zappa from prostate cancer, and a solemn state funeral for acclaimed director Frederico Fellini, held in Rome.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
World Wide Entertainment
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Momentous Happenings
Person Discussed
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin, 1931-2007
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Civil war, Political demonstrations, International relations, National government, Pollution, Ships, Terrorism, Shipwrecks, Maastricht Treaty, 1992, Yugoslav Wars, 1992-1995, World Trade Center Bombing, 1993, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, World History, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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