Everyday life along the Berlin Wall, 1985-1986
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1950s, the communist German Democratic Republic (GDR) – that part of Germany which had been the […]
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Violent pictures of North Korean anti-American propaganda art, 1950-1970
This post was originally published on this siteThese propaganda paintings show how North Korea views America and by association the West. They depict the alleged […]
Execution of traitor during the war in Afghanistan, 1980
This post was originally published on this siteIt was June 1980, just six months after the Soviet Union had invaded its southern neighbor to forestall […]
The Rise of the Berlin Wall, 1961-1989
This post was originally published on this siteThe Berlin Wall’s story began in the early hours of August 13th 1961, when the government of East […]
When the Soviets arrived to crush the Prague Spring, 1968
This post was originally published on this siteSome 250,000 Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia overnight from August 20 to 21, 1968, to halt […]
Heinz Meixner defects from East Germany by driving through Checkpoint Charlie after removing his windshield, 1963
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1963, at the height of the Cold War, Heinz Meixner planned a daring escape from East to […]
How Bikini Atoll Was Ruined By Castle Bravo And Operation Crossroads
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Cold War, the U.S. conducted the Castle Bravo and Operation Crossroads nuclear tests on Bikini Atoll […]
That Time A Plane Full Of Nuclear Bombs Crashed In Greenland
This post was originally published on this siteOn Jan. 21, 1968, a plane with carrying nuclear bombs came crashing down to the frozen sea ice […]
The Haunting Mystery Of The USSR’s Lost Cosmonauts
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. However, some conspiracy theorists speculate that the […]
The Korean War in rare pictures, 1951-1953
This post was originally published on this siteThe Korean War was one of several military conflicts that occurred during the Cold War, as the United […]
Camp Century: The Secret Behind America’s Nuclear Ice City
This post was originally published on this siteConstructed by the United States during the Cold War, Camp Century was built so the Soviets never had […]
How The C.I.A.’s Project Azorian Attempted To Steal The Soviet K-129 Nuclear Submarine
This post was originally published on this siteDiscover the unbelievable story of Project Azorian, the CIA’s Cold War effort to steal the K-129 nuclear submarine […]
Four-year-old Michael Finder of East Germany is tossed by his father into a net held by firemen across the border in West Berlin, 1961
This post was originally published on this siteFour-year-old Michael Finder of East Germany is tossed by his father into a net held by residents and […]
The story of Berlin Wall in pictures, 1961-1989
This post was originally published on this siteErected in the dead of night on August 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall (known as Berliner Mauer in […]
Forgotten Victims: 30 Harrowing Photos Of Prisoners Of War Throughout History
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 31 Japanese prisoner of war sits dejectedly behind barbed wire after he and some 306 […]
The Soviet Union Once Tested A Nuke That Was Too Big For War
This post was originally published on this siteThe strength of the bomb was bigger than Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined — and wasn’t even as strong […]
The Man Who Singlehandedly Prevented Nuclear Armageddon Dies
This post was originally published on this siteMeet the man responsible for saving the world from a nuclear war. Scott Peterson/ Getty ImagesStanislav Petrov, at […]