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6 facts from 4 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
1940s
Jordan Peterson says General Douglas MacArthur wanted to continue fighting and remove the Soviets after the Second World War, and was removed from authority.
“it was Douglas MacArthur who wanted to continue. He thought we should just take the Soviets out after the Second World War”
1949
The Soviet Union detonated its first nuclear bomb in August 1949, sooner than many Americans expected.
“In August 1949 the Soviet Union detonates its first nuclear bomb bomb”
1960
On May 1, 1960, the Soviets shot down a U-2 with a missile that could reach 70,000 feet.
“the Soviets finally have developed a missile that can reach 70,000 feet with accuracy.”
1980
Sean Callagy said Mike Eruzione scored the game-winning goal against the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympics.
“except he was the leader and the person that scored the game-winning goal against the Soviets 46 years ago.”
Undated
Jordan Peterson, citing Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, says central Soviet authorities often had to make about 200 pricing decisions a day.
“Like I read in Solzhenitsyn, for example, that the the central Soviet authorities often had to make 200 pricing decisions a day.”
Undated
Ross Edgley says a famous water polo match known as Blood in the Water pitted Hungary against the Soviet Union while the two were at war.
“It was basically called Blood in the Water, and it was the Hungarians versus the Soviets.”
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