Fierce Confrontations and Aviation Milestones

The 5 moments in this challenge

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1. 

   Round 1 · 1993

   Tanks Shell Russia's White House

   Novoarbatsky Bridge, Moscow, Russia

   On Yeltsin's orders, tanks shelled Russia's parliament during a constitutional showdown. The burning White House became the defining image of the crisis, which ended with parliamentary leaders surrendering that evening.

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   Round 2 · 1936

   London Blocks the Blackshirts

   Gardiner's Corner, Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom

   Thousands of East End residents and anti-fascists blocked a planned British Union of Fascists march. Fighting centered on barricades and police attempts to clear the route; Oswald Mosley's procession was eventually abandoned.

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   Round 3 · 1777

   Washington's Troops Attack Cliveden

   Cliveden, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

   Washington's army attacked British forces occupying Germantown outside Philadelphia. At Cliveden, defenders turned a stone mansion into a strongpoint; American efforts to capture it consumed precious time during a confused, fogbound defeat.

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   Round 4 · 1909

   Wright Flies Up the Hudson

   Hudson River opposite Grant's Tomb, New York City, United States

   Wilbur Wright flew from Governors Island up the Hudson to Grant's Tomb and back during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration. A canoe attached beneath his aircraft offered a makeshift flotation device if he landed in water.

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   Round 5 · 1957

   Avro Arrow Rolls Out at Malton

   Former Avro Canada plant, Malton, Ontario, Canada

   Canada unveiled its delta-wing CF-105 Arrow interceptor before thousands at Malton, the same day Sputnik launched. The ambitious supersonic aircraft became a national icon after the program was canceled in 1959.

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