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The accident involving reactor meltdown and massive release of radioactivity occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant situated seven kilometres south of the Ukraine- Belarus border, at the confluence of the Pripyat and Dnieper…

Arlington Hall - Post Bldgs. and Grounds; Main Building

A recovered part of the original Japanese Type B cipher machine, codenamed "Purple" by the United States, on display at the National Cryptologic Museum in Washington DC.

Reviews post-Chernobyl legal shifts in nuclear safety, liability, and international cooperation. It covers key topics such as the IAEA Conventions on Early Notification and Assistance in Nuclear Accidents, OECD countries' regulatory updates, and…

Image of a U2 research plane that was used during the Cold War
- Associated Press photograph.
- No. L6176.
- New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Photograph shows, sitting left to right: William O. Douglas, Hugo L. Black, Earl Warren, Felix Frankfurter, Harold H. Burton; standing left to right: William J. Brennan, Jr., Tom C. Clark, John M. Harlan, Charles E. Whittaker.

This photo captures a large group of hippies gathering at the United States Capitol to protest U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War while promoting ideals of peace, love, and freedom. Such rallies became pivotal to the countercultural movement,…

Showcases combat footage from several areas, including the Soviet advance.