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

Full Report of Yury Gagarin to the State Commission after his mission, on April 13, 1961.

Drawing of a dove in outer space (wearing a space helmet) hovering over planet Earth.

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 three Western allies secured their areas of influence. When Germany was split into separate states…

A few months after the Apollo disaster, Werner argues that the space program has numerous benefits. Among these is it raises the prestige of the country, it stimulates the national economy, and that much new knowledge and technology from the U.S.…

This document contains a transcript of President Kennedy's speech addressing the Cuban Missile Crisis. It details the aftermath as well as the effect his speech had on the world.

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