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Into History.

com. It's the morning of February 7th, 1934 in Paris, France.

61-year-old socialist politician Edoir Aereo

hurries along a busy street in the center of the city.

He holds his head down and tries to keep a low profile,

but that's easier said than done because Aereo is a three-time Prime Minister of France

and one of the country's best known politicians.

He's trying to be inconspicuous because last night,

a far-right demonstration descended into battle with police

near the French National Assembly.

Now the air still fizzes with tension as the last few demonstrators

roam the streets. A nearby protester throws a rock through a shop window and Ario can't help

looking up.

His momentary lapse proves costly because a young woman recognizes his familiar

mustachioed face.

She calls to the group around her and in seconds they've surrounded him.

Ario pennies and tries to push through the crowd.

But one of the demonstrators punches the politician and he falls to the ground.

Ario curls up in a ball as the protesters kick him and then drag him to his feet.

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