Today is 1956 Revolution Memorial Day, a public holiday in Hungary. It commemorates the attempt by Hungarians to end Soviet Occupation and overthrow the Stalinist government imposed by the Soviet occupiers.
The revolution was briefly successful but ended when Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest and forced the reinstatement of the Moscow-controlled government. Thousands were killed and more than 200,000 fled Hungary.
The event remains a tragic part of Hungarian history, symbolized by Hungarian flags with holes cut in them, just as Hungarians in 1956 cut out the hammer and sickle imposed by the Soviets on the Hungarian flag at the time.
Today is the birthday, in 1943, of Barbara Ann Hawkins from American pop music girl group The Dixie Cups, best known for a string of hits including their 1964 million-selling record ‘Chapel of Love’, ‘People Say’, and ‘Iko Iko’. It’s also the birthday, in 1945, of Rosa Lee Hawkins, also a member of the Dixie Cups. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iURSBf5X0nM
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