Nov. 17, 2025

Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution Begins

Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution Begins
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November 17, 1989. A student demonstration in Prague is violently shut down by the police, sparking the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia. This episode originally aired in 2023.


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