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The long path to the Berlin Wall began in 1945, when Josef Stalin instructed the Communist Party to take power in the Soviet occupation zone while the…

An excerpt from footage of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, 1969.

After some setbacks and second place finishes to the Soviets, the United States successfully became the first nation to land a man on the moon.…

A 1958 news clip of an American official discussing the Soviet space program.

This man alludes to the Soviet rejection of Open Skies in 1955 and their advancement in missile development. This clip was made months after the…

President Truman's Statement on the Situation in Korea, 1950

In this press release, President Truman announced that he was committing American forces to a combined United Nations military effort in Korea. The…

Stars And Stripes Fly Over A Command Post In Korea, 1950

A photo of the Stars and Stripes flies over a Leatherneck command post in Korea.

Memoirs of a survivor of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, January 17, 1963

In this memoir Julio A. Mestre recounts the events of the Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961) at Playa Girón, Cuba. Mestre fought along with the CIA-sponsored…

Paramilitary Study Group Meeting No. 2 Morning Session

This is a report on meeting of the Paramilitary Study Group concerning the Bay of Pigs operation.

ATOMIC WAR! No. 4 - Comic Book, 1953

A comic book that was used as Cold War propaganda

UN Forces Withdraw from North Korea Across the 38th Parallel, 1950

This photograph shows United Nations forces withdrawing from their positions beyond the 38th parallel as Chinese forces pushed forward.

Signing the Korean Armistice, 1953

In this photograph, General W. K. Harrison, Jr., at the left table, signs the armistice ending the three-year Korean conflict. North Korean General…