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.
On the 12th of June, 1987, President Ronald Reagan visited Berlin.
On the 7th of July, 1947, the public information office at Roswell Army Air Field (in Roswell, New Mexico) reported the crash and recovery of a flying...
Rudolf Abel, whose real name was William Fisher, under arrest for espionage, is transferred by plane to/from Texas where he is questioned at the Deten...
What is the background for developing, and launching, Sputnik - the world's first artificial satellite?
This video clip, based on historical information (and, one hopes, at least a few tongue-in-cheek recreations), demonstrates the U.
To help rebuild the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin and his government sent millions of people to forced labor camps.
After Stalin (born Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili) died in 1953, Khrushchev said the countrys former leader had committed grave injustices against ...
Charles Moore - Margaret Thatcher's authorized biographer - discusses his research on the differences, and similarities, between Mikhail Gorbachev, Ro...
This video clip contains historical footage of the trial of downed U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. The three-day trial took place in August of 1960.
In this newsreel, from 16 June 1952, President Truman dedidcates America's first nuclear-powered submarine - the USS Nautilus (SSN 571) - in Groton, C...
Universal Newsreel provided coverage of the attack in Pleiku in February of 1965.
By 1967, protestors gathered in large crowds to raise their collective voices against the Vietnam war.
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