news-for-june-19-1955.mp3
While the UN was preparing to celebrate 10 years as a peacemaking body on the 20th of June, a military coup was going on in Argentina, with a plan to oust Juan Pèron. this day in June 1955.
On 16 June 1955, 30 Argentine Navy and Air Force aircraft bombed Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires' main square, killing over 300 civilians and wounding hundreds more. The attack remains to this day the largest aerial bombing ever executed on the Argentine mainland. The bombing targeted the adjacent Casa Rosada, the official seat of government, as a large crowd was gathered there expressing support for president Juan Perón. The strike took place during a day of official public demonstrations to condemn the burning of a national flag allegedly carried out by detractors of Perón during the recent procession of Corpus Christi.
In retaliation, extremist Peronist groups attacked and burned several churches that night, allegedly instigated by Vice-President Alberto Teisaire.
The only important political support for Perón came from the General Confederation of Labour (the main confederation of labor unions), which called the workers to defend the president. Perón addressed a workers' demonstration on 31 August.
At the time of this broadcast (the morning of the 19th) details were sketchy other than "something was happening in the Argentine Capitol".
Aside from that, your typical Sunday, which June 19th fell on in 1955.
Observations on the Cold War and what the UN were trying to accomplish and how membership had swollen from 50 nations to 60 nations. It was also noted that this anniversary found the world much more at peace (with the exception of Argentina) than at any time since the beginning of the Cold War. And all were optimistic this feeling would be a lasting one.
Only time would tell.
Here is the news for June 19, 1955 as reported on NBC's World News Roundup.
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