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Miracle on Ice 42 Years Later

By Abdon Pallasch
IA Newsletter February 19, 2022

February 18, 2022 by 2 Comments

This is hardly the first Winter Olympics overshadowed by tension between Russia and Western democracies. Forty-two years ago, a hearty crew of young American hockey players won an unfathomable victory against the long-dominant Soviet hockey team at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, giving the United States a much-needed morale boost during the Cold War. The critically … [Read more...] about Miracle on Ice 42 Years Later

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