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December 10, 1956
At a social event in Sydney held in honor of the Soviet Olympic team, Soviet runner Vladimir Kutz received a gift which contained a dead rat painted yellow.
January 4, 1980
Jimmy Carter proposes sanctions in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
January 20, 1980
Jimmy Carter explains his call for a boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics in reponse to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
January 30, 1951
Three Soviet athletes break world records above, while below they struggle with academic lessons.
April 12, 1980
Vice President Mondale addresses the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), advocating for President Carter's proposed boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Later that day, the USOC voted to uphold the boycott.
A description of North Korea's economic and industrial growth and its viewpoint on the assassination of South Korean President Park Chung Hee.