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September 5, 1972
On September 5, 1972, during the Munich Olympic games, a group calling themselves Black September took members of the Israeli delegation hostage. What should have been a day of celebration for the United States and other countries ended in tragedy instead. What else was being reported around the world on the same day?
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SOURCES
“Advertisement: Woodsy Owl (Page 11).” The Selma Times-Journal (Selma, Alabama), September 5, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “8 Charged in 9 Murders.” The Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois), October 16, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Arab Terrorists Kill Two Israelis in Olympic Village; Hold 13 Hostages.” Gazette Telegraph (Colorado Springs, Colorado), September 5, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Couple, Son Murdered.” Decatur Daily Review, September 5, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Rock Music Fans Tired, Disillusioned.” Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, Illinois), September 5, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Swim Star Spitz Flies Home.” The Scranton Times (Scranton, Pennsylvania), September 5, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
“Biography.” Mark Spitz. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.markspitzusa.com/biography.
Doubek, James. “50 Years Ago, the Munich Olympics Massacre Changed How We Think about Terrorism.” NPR. NPR, September 4, 2022. https://www.npr.org/2022/09/04/1116641214/munich-olympics-massacre-hostage-terrorism-israel-germany.
“Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, October 15, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal_Soda_Pop_Festival.
Ioc. “Mark Spitz Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age.” Olympics.com. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://olympics.com/en/athletes/mark-spitz.
Jones, Josh. “The Horrors of Bull Island, ‘The Worst Music Festival of All Time’ (1972).” Open Culture. Accessed March 22, 2023.
https://www.openculture.com/2021/06/the-horrors-of-bull-island-the-worst-music-festival-of-all-time-1972.html.
“Mark Spitz.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, February 6, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Spitz.
“Munich Massacre .” Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.history.com/topics/1970s/munich-massacre-olympics.
“The Nation: De Mau Mau.” Time. Time Inc., October 30, 1972. https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,906633,00.html.
Powers, Thomas. “Foreman's Aides Quizzed in Deaths.” Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), September 6, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
Snapp, Ray. “Soda Pop Festival 'Disorganized Debacle'.” Sunday Herald-Times (Bedford, Indiana), September 10, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
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On September 5, 1972, during the Munich Olympic games, a group calling themselves Black September took members of the Israeli delegation hostage. What should have been a day of celebration for the United States and other countries ended in tragedy instead. What else was being reported around the world on the same day?
_____
SOURCES
“Advertisement: Woodsy Owl (Page 11).” The Selma Times-Journal (Selma, Alabama), September 5, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “8 Charged in 9 Murders.” The Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois), October 16, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Arab Terrorists Kill Two Israelis in Olympic Village; Hold 13 Hostages.” Gazette Telegraph (Colorado Springs, Colorado), September 5, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Couple, Son Murdered.” Decatur Daily Review, September 5, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Rock Music Fans Tired, Disillusioned.” Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, Illinois), September 5, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Swim Star Spitz Flies Home.” The Scranton Times (Scranton, Pennsylvania), September 5, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
“Biography.” Mark Spitz. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.markspitzusa.com/biography.
Doubek, James. “50 Years Ago, the Munich Olympics Massacre Changed How We Think about Terrorism.” NPR. NPR, September 4, 2022. https://www.npr.org/2022/09/04/1116641214/munich-olympics-massacre-hostage-terrorism-israel-germany.
“Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, October 15, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal_Soda_Pop_Festival.
Ioc. “Mark Spitz Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age.” Olympics.com. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://olympics.com/en/athletes/mark-spitz.
Jones, Josh. “The Horrors of Bull Island, ‘The Worst Music Festival of All Time’ (1972).” Open Culture. Accessed March 22, 2023.
https://www.openculture.com/2021/06/the-horrors-of-bull-island-the-worst-music-festival-of-all-time-1972.html.
“Mark Spitz.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, February 6, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Spitz.
“Munich Massacre .” Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.history.com/topics/1970s/munich-massacre-olympics.
“The Nation: De Mau Mau.” Time. Time Inc., October 30, 1972. https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,906633,00.html.
Powers, Thomas. “Foreman's Aides Quizzed in Deaths.” Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), September 6, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
Snapp, Ray. “Soda Pop Festival 'Disorganized Debacle'.” Sunday Herald-Times (Bedford, Indiana), September 10, 1972. www.newspapers.com.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
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