Former allies, America and the USSR fought a "Cold War" after the end of WWII. In 1962, their disagreements nearly caused a nuclear catastrophe. This collection explores the far-reaching impact of their disputes and rivalries.
The Bag of Pigs invasion - known as "A Perfect Failure" - may seem foolhardy today, but it must be viewed in its historical context.
It is said that when Beethovens Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna (on the 7th of May, 1824), the deaf maestro kept conducting even after the audience...
Navy Commander Jeremiah Denison lets the world know about torture in a POW prison during his May, 1966 interview when he answers questions one way (wi...
The Bay of Pigs fueled Castro's worry of an American invasion and his desire for missiles from the Soviet Union.
The U.S. government used the domino theory to justify taking action in Vietnam. A political cartoon, however, turns that theory upside down.
In 1951, the American government, in consultation with the National Education Association, created a film instructing young school children what to do...
Living as an artist among other artists in Brooklyn, Emil Goldfus / Willy Fisher / Rudolf Abel became particularly close to Burton Silverman.
This image depicts "Robert," the H-bomb which fell into the Mediterranean Sea (off the coast of Spain) on January 17, 1966.
Early investigative reports, regarding the disaster of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, reveal that it was likely destroyed by a surface-to-air (SAM) m...
Vorkuta, in Russia's northern climes, was once home to a Soviet-era forced labor camp.
Although the Lockheed U-2 has the ability to self-destruct, Francis Gary Powers was unable to destroy his plane before bailing-out on May 1, 1960. He ...
Francis Gary Powers, flying military aircraft for his country, was a "Top Gun" by 1955.
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