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The History Hour: The First Panda in America

The First Panda in America

30/11/2013

BBC World Service - The History Hour, The First Panda in America

How a socialite brought a panda to New York; plus Conakry invaded, WW2 Allies and bikes

How a socialite brought a baby panda to New York, the invasion of Guinea Conakry, remembering Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill together, and a road safety revolution in Holland.

How a socialite brought a baby panda to New York in the 1930s. The invasion of Guinea Conakry. Plus memories of the Tehran conference during WW2: Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill all in the same room together, and a road safety revolution in Holland. 

Photo: Quentin Young, Ruth Harkness and the panda.  Courtesy of Jolly Young

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