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COLD WAR HISTORY
The CIA spent millions trying to turn cats into Cold War spies; the bizarre secret experiment ended in the strangest possible wayDuring the Cold War, the CIA launched one of its most unusual classified projects, hoping to use an unlikely animal for intelligence gather...- In the 1950s, a Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait and pumping the ocean to melt the Arctic, a deliberate plan to thaw the top of the world and warm SiberiaA Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait to warm the Arctic. This ambitious plan aimed to melt ice and change global weather pa...
- In the late '60s and early '70s, the US military tried something it hasn't repeated since; Operation Popeye - what was it?Can you weaponize the weather? The U.S. military actually tried. During the Vietnam War, a top-secret mission named Operation Popeye used c...
- Quote of the day by Queen Elizabeth II: ‘I believe that, young or old, we have as much to look forward to…’ – Why hope for the future matters at every stage of lifeQuote of the day: Queen Elizabeth II's long reign symbolized stability through decades of change. Her words encourage appreciating past ach...
- The US Army built a nuclear-powered city inside the Greenland ice sheet as cover for a plan to run 600 missiles through 4,000 km of tunnels beneath it; Denmark found out in 1997Camp Century was an underground base in Greenland powered by a nuclear reactor. This base concealed Project Iceworm, a secret plan for 600 ...
- In 1964, American engineers drew up NAWAPA, a plan to redirect the rivers of Alaska and Canada through the Rockies to water the US desert, re-plumbing an entire continentA 1964 plan proposed moving water from Alaska to the arid American West. This ambitious engineering project aimed for continental water red...
- America's most dangerous grave is buried beneath layers of lead & concrete: True story behind US's only grave that can never be exhumedArmy Specialist Richard McKinley rests in a unique grave at Arlington National Cemetery. His burial involved a double lead-lined casket and...
- Trump mocks Iran, says it's 'dying to settle,' claims US gave them a 'week off' for Khamenei's funeralUS President Donald Trump, during his Mount Rushmore address, claimed his administration's pressure has crippled Iran, even granting them a...
- 'Communism a mortal threat to American liberty': Trump at landmark US 250 eventPresident Trump declared Communism the gravest threat to American liberty, equating it to a mortal danger surpassing historical conflicts. ...
- Quote of the day by Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel: 'We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor...' Nobel laureate's award speech on why standing with victims is the right choice, not staying neutralToday's quote comes from Holocaust survivor, author and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel, who spoke these powerful words during his N...
- In 1998, South Korea urged people to save the country from bankruptcy. Millions lined up with gold wedding rings and baby bracelets, raising $2.1 billion in just four monthsIn January 1998, millions of ordinary South Koreans voluntarily donated gold, including wedding rings and baby bracelets, to help their nat...
- On This Day in History, July 2: Civil Rights Act signed, Amelia Earhart disappears, Simla Agreement signed, Men in Black premieres and moreOn This Day in History, July 2 witnessed landmark moments that shaped politics, civil rights, aviation, literature and international relati...
- On This Day in History, July 1: Terminator 2 premiers, Dominion of Canada is formed, Bretton Woods Conference opens, Hong Kong returns to China, Sony Walkman debuts, Princess Diana is born and other key eventsOn This Day in History, July 1 marks a date shaped by major military campaigns, nation-building, scientific breakthroughs and cultural mile...
- Movie Dialogue of the Day from Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Arnold Schwarzenegger's iconic line 'Hasta la vista, baby'Arnold Schwarzenegger's iconic "Hasta la vista, baby" from Terminator 2: Judgment Day, a line delivered before a pivotal battle, encapsulat...
- Russia’s premier foreign policy forum "Primakov Readings" brought together 400 experts from 17 countriesMoscow hosted the 'Primakov Readings' forum, marking IMEMO's 70th anniversary. Global experts convened to discuss a 'World Without Rules: P...
- Russia's premier geopolitical platform launched in Moscow with focus on regional conflictsMoscow is hosting the 12th 'Primakov Readings' forum, coinciding with IMEMO's 70th anniversary. Over 400 global experts are debating a "Wor...
- Alan Greenspan, longtime Fed chair who shaped US economic policy for nearly two decades, dies at 100Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, a towering figure in American economic policy, has passed away at 100. He guided the nation...
- Today in History: On This Day, June 20, Queen Victoria ascends, Morse patents telegraph, Jaws premieres and shipwreck revealedOn This Day in History, June 20 saw Queen Victoria ascend the British throne, Samuel Morse receive a telegraph patent, Jaws redefine Hollyw...
- Quote of the day by Blaise Pascal: 'The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of' - French philosopher and mathematician on how love goes beyond logicRenowned philosopher Blaise Pascal's timeless quote of the day, 'The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of,' highlights the p...
- In 1950, amid the Cold War, a tiny beetle from the US was destroying potato crops across East Germany. Then began one of history's strangest propaganda campaignsIn 1950, a striped potato beetle became the centre of one of the Cold War's most unusual propaganda campaigns after East Germany accused th...
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