The Revolution Will Not Be Televised is a 2003 documentary centered on the
April 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt, which saw President
Hugo Chávez temporarily removed from office. Focusing on the role of Venezuela's private media, the film examines several key incidents: the protest march and violence that provided the impetus for Chávez's ousting, the opposition's formation of an interim government, and Chávez's dramatic return. Given direct access to the president, Irish filmmakers Kim Bartley and Donnacha Ó Briain intended to make a
fly-on-the-wall biography; they spent seven months filming in Venezuela, following Chávez and interviewing citizens. As the coup unfolded, Bartley and Ó Briain captured footage of protesters and the erupting violence on the streets of the capital,
Caracas. Later, they filmed many of the political upheavals in
the presidential palace. The film was positively received by mainstream critics and won several awards. Reviewers cited the filmmakers' unprecedented proximity to key events and praised the film for its "riveting narrative". Criticism focused on its lack of context and pro-Chávez bias, a perception which has led to disputes over its neutrality and accuracy; particular attention is paid to its framing of the violence of 11–13 April, the filmmakers' editing of the timeline, and the alleged omission of incidents and personnel. The film is variously cited as an accurate portrayal or a misrepresentation of the events of April 2002. (more...)
1925 – The Tri-State Tornado spawned in
Missouri, traveled over 219 miles (352 km) across
Illinois and
Indiana, and killed 695 along the way, making it the tornado with the longest continuous track ever recorded in the world and the deadliest in
U.S. history.
A
transit map of the New York City Subway, one of the oldest and most extensive
public transportation systems in the world. It has 468 stations in operation and 209 mi (337 km) of routes, with a total of 842 miles (1,355 km) in
track. It is the busiest rapid transit rail system by annual ridership in the Western Hemisphere, and fifth busiest in the world. The system's stations are located throughout the boroughs of
Manhattan,
Brooklyn,
Queens and
the Bronx.
Staten Island has its own
rail line which is not part of the system, but is included in the map as well.
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