In “Zbig,” Edward Luce tells the story of Zbigniew Brzezinski, a leading American strategist who had a notably eventful run ...

The Soviet Union’s Tupolev Tu-4 strategic bomber, which entered service in 1949, represented one of the most glaring episodes ...

National Archives and Records Administration The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union stepped up a gear on May 25, 1961, when American President John F. Kennedy announced that his ...

During the Cold War, the CIA may have had as much success with books and magazines as with gun-running and spies.

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 12. Check what happened ...

Gary Shteyngart's 'Vera, or Faith,' and a painstakingly researched history of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan at the end of ...

Maple Leafs' Sid Smith on April 10, 1949 after having scored a hat trick in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, and in the ...

Charlie English delves into the CIA's attempts to combat communism via literature including '1984' in a book that reminds, in ...

The actions of President Trump stand in parallel to Kennedy. The world faced a clear nuclear threat from an uncontrollable adversary and Trump drew a red line that he then backed up with bold but ...

1868 – The U.S. Congress enacted legislation granting an eight-hour day to workers employed by the Federal government. 1868 – ...