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After the tearing down began, some fragments of the “iron curtain” found their way to the Shrine of Fatima, some of which are in exhibition at two different sites. Large fragment transformed into monument
The team's defence was nicknamed "The Iron Curtain", since they only conceded 29 goals in 42 league matches. [20] Alan Brown was appointed manager in 1954, [21] and Bob Lord chairman a year later. [22] The club became one of the most progressive around under their tenures.
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During the Cold War, the Iron Curtain was a political metaphor used to describe the political and later physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991.
May 15, 2014 · When I told the class Burnley was once famous the world over for its cotton cloth the boys (and there were only boys) were not impressed. This, in turn, made me think of my introduction to the reality that Burnley had been - in fact, was still, at that time - a cotton town.
The team's defence was nicknamed the "Iron Curtain", conceding only 29 goals in 42 league matches. The season also saw a run to the 1947 FA Cup Final, but ended in a 1–0 defeat after extra time to Charlton Athletic at Wembley.
1 day ago · Iron Curtain, the political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its dependent eastern and central European allies from open contact with the West and other noncommunist areas.
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Apr 17, 2024 · How Museums in Central and Eastern Europe Tell the Complicated Story of Life Behind the Iron Curtain. Grassroots exhibitions popping up in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Poland provide...
