Cold War
Colombians Reject Peace Deal With FARC: These Five Attacks Help Explain Why
Recently, the Colombian people rejected a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army (FARC) in a nation-wide…
This Day In History: The Yom Kippur War Causes A Crisis During the Cold War (1973)
On this day in history, the Yom Kippur was entering its last stages. The brief but bloody conflict nearly resulted…
Five Times The World Was Pushed To The Brink of Nuclear Annihilation
Hiroshima August 6th, 1945. A few planes appeared on the horizon shortly after 8 AM. The citizens of Hiroshima, however,…
The Time Stalin Tried to Assassinate John Wayne and 4 Other KGB Plots
If you're a fan of James Bond films, then you already know that the KGB was often the "free world's"…
Five Worst CIA Mess Ups In History
Being a spy certainly isn't the easiest job in the world, and in general it's tough to secure a job…
10 Political Conspiracies That Changed The 20th Century
When it comes to political scandals it is all about trying to change the future, either to change the way…
This Day In History: A Soviet Fighter Shoots Down A Korean Airline (1983)
On this day in history, a Soviet fighter shoots down a South Korean airliner killing all those on board. Some Soviet…
This Day In History: The Soviet Union Tested An Atomic Bomb (1949)
This day in history at a remote testing facility in Kazakhstan, the USSR successfully detonates its first atomic bomb. It…
This Day In History: First Victim of the Cold War is Killed By Chinese Communists (1945)
The Cold War is seen as the time when east and west threatened to annihilate each other in a nuclear…
This Day In History: US Spy Plane Pilot Goes On Trial in Soviet Union (1962)
This day in history the Soviets captured American the U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers. After a show trial,…