Lake Placid 1980

Soviet Union goalkeeper Vladislav Tretiak lies sprawled on the ice after Mark Johnson of the United States fired a shot past him with one second remaining in the first period of their semifinal game on Feb. 22 at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. The goal tied the game at 2-2. The Soviets, […]
Israel 1979

Palestinian women in Israel protest against American-Israeli rabbi Meir David Kahane, who had demanded the previous day that all Palestinians living there abandon their homes and leave the country. Kahane, a militant nationalist whose extreme views attracted a small but fiercely loyal following, was arrested dozens of times after immigrating from New York to Israel […]