Cold War
This Day In History: President Truman States That The A-Bomb Was An Option (1950)
On this day in 1950, in the early years of the Cold War, President Harry S. Truman tells the American…
This Day In History: President Regan Orders The CIA To Set Up The Contras (1981)
On this day, in President Ronald Reagan in 1981 signs a document, known as, National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17).…
This Day In History: President Kennedy Was Assassinated (1963)
On this day, President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas and becomes the fourth President to be assassinated.…
This Day In History: Montgomery, Victor of El Alamein Was Born (1888)
On this day in 1887, Bernard Law Montgomery, was born. He was to become one of the greatest British generals…
This Day In History: Lech Walesa Is Released By The Communists (1983)
On this day in history Lech Walesa the leader of the Solidarity Trade Union is released and returns to his…
This Day In History: The Berlin Wall Is Opened (1989)
On this day in history in 1989, the world watched in astonishment as something that few expected to see, actually…
This Day In History: This Day In History Iranian Students Storm the US Embassy (1979)
This day in history in 1978 the American Embassy in Teheran was stormed. There was an ongoing revolution in the…
This Day In History: The US Detonates The World’s First H-Bomb Test (1952)
On this date in history, the US took the lead in the nuclear arms race during the Cold War. The…
This Day In History: Britain and France Invaded The Suez Canal Zone (1956)
On this day in history, the British and the French sent their troops into the Suez Canal Zone in Egypt.…
This Day In History: The World Steps Back From Nuclear War (1962)
On this day in history, the USA and the Soviet Union stepped back from a nuclear conflict. The crisis had…