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World News July 24th - Additional News

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President Truman hints to Stalin about America's new 'most terrible bomb' while secretly planning its use against Japan in July 1945.

The episode is a historical compilation format where host Shabnam Modgil presents multiple events that happened on July 24th throughout history. It begins with Mary, Queen of Scots being forced to abdicate to her one-year-old son James VI while imprisoned at Loch Leven Castle in 1567. The narrative then moves to 1847 when Brigham Young led 148 Mormon pioneers to Utah's Salt Lake Valley, declaring 'this is the place' for their settlement. In 1911, American historian Hiram Bingham first encountered the ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru, revealing an Inca summer retreat that had been hidden for centuries. The episode details how President Truman hinted to Soviet Premier Stalin about America's atomic bomb development in July 1945, with Truman privately calling it 'the most terrible bomb in the history of the world.' It describes the Kitchen Debate between Vice President Nixon and Soviet leader Khrushchev in 1959, where they argued about capitalism versus communism in a model kitchen at the Moscow exhibition. The show covers Apollo 11's safe return to Earth in 1969 after the first moon landing. It mentions Survivor's 'Eye of the Tiger' reaching number one on the Billboard charts in 1982 as part of the Rocky III soundtrack. The episode notes the 1998 release of Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, praised for its authentic war portrayal. Finally, it discusses Lance Armstrong's seventh consecutive Tour de France win in 2005 and his subsequent fall from grace when stripped of titles for doping in 2012. The host concludes by encouraging listeners to reach out with contact information.

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