This Day in History Entry #216
March 27th, 2013 by Wordsman
Thought the purges of Stalin were whack
And when Cuba got hot, he pulled back
But he slammed down his shoe
Said, “We will bury you!”
In the end, died of a heart attack
Event: Nikita Khrushchev becomes Premier of the Soviet Union (also known as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
Year: 1958
Learn more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita_Khrushchev
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March 28th, 2013 at 7:59 am
Don’t forget Stalingrad. (See Bob Hoskins’ entetaining portrayal of him in “Enemy at the Gates”