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The History Hour: Attack at the US Capitol

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Attack at the US Capitol

16/01/2021 GMT

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Puerto Rican militants attack Congress, India's first woman lawyer, landing on Titan

How Puerto Rican militants attacked the US Congress in 1954, India's first woman lawyer, and landing a probe on Titan.

In 1954, Puerto Rican militants opened fire in the US House of Representatives, wounding five Congressmen - we hear how the assault was one of many previous attacks on American democracy. Plus, the coup attempt in Spain in 1981, India's first woman lawyer and landing a probe on Titan, one of Saturn's moons.

PHOTO: Lolita Lebron and two other Puerto Rican activists are arrested in 1954 (Getty Images)

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