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On this day (Australia): In 1956, the Blood in the Water water polo match between Hungary and the USSR was played at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics


Hungarian water polo player Ervin Zador's eye is injured during the closing minutes of a game against the Soviets O 6 December 1956, the Blood in the Water water polo match between Hungary and the USSR was played at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The "Blood in the Water" match (Hungarian: melbourne-i vérfürdő lit. Blood bath of Melbourne;  Russian: Кровь в бассейне, romanized: Krov' … Continue reading On this day (Australia): In 1956, the Blood in the Water water polo match between Hungary and the USSR was played at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics

December 30, 1922 – USSR established


In post-revolutionary Russia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is established, comprising a confederation of Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation (divided in 1936 into the Georgian, Azerbaijan, and Armenian republics). Also known as the Soviet Union, the new communist state was the successor to the Russian Empire and the first country in the … Continue reading December 30, 1922 – USSR established