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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’s Escapades, and Other Lesser Known Historic Events
History is so immense and the past is so vast, that nobody can know all of its fascinating details. For example, many might know that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid robbed…
American History
Here Are 18 Facts about the United States Nuclear Weapons Program History That Run So Much Deeper Than You Knew
It began with the Manhattan Project, a joint military, industrial, scientific, and academic effort to determine the feasibility of an…
American History
19 Things We Should All Remember About the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962
The autumn of 1962 saw a year winding down in the United States, which had been for the most part…
Cold War
This Day In History: The Russians Nearly Launch Nuclear Missiles (1995)
On this day in history, the world narrowly avoided a nuclear disaster, all because of a misunderstanding. On January 25, 1995,…
Cold War
This Day In History: The Antarctic Is Declared A Military-Free Territory (1961)
On this day in history a dozen nations come together and sign the Antarctic Treaty. This is a unique treaty…
Cold War
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…