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Headline: This Day in History: US Hockey Team Beats the Soviets in the 'Miracle on Ice'

Caption: February 22, 1980. The underdog U.S. team defeated the four-time defending gold medal Soviet team at the XIII Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York. The U.S. win is considered one of the most dramatic upsets in Olympic history. The Soviet squad fell to the youthful American team 4-3 before a frenzied crowd of 10,000 spectators.

Keywords: This Day in History,History,US Hockey,Team Beats,Soviets,Miracle on Ice,Game,Sports,New York,Lake Placid,Olympic Games,XIII,Winter Games,Soviet,Team,US,United States,Squad

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