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The First Panda in America
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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