Tag: cold war
The Berlin Wall
On this day in 1961, in efforts to stem the tide of Cold War refugees attempting to leave East Berlin, the communist government of East…
The Rosenbergs and the Bomb
On this day in 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed by electrocution under the Espionage Act of 1917 for sharing U.S. atomic warfare secrets…
The End of the Wall
On this day in 1989 East German officials opened the Berlin Wall, allowing travel from East to West Berlin. Within hours celebrating Germans, nicknamed Mauerspechte…
The Housing Crisis: A Gathering Storm?
The financial news released the other day appeared like a gathering storm. The first bolts of lightning and rumbles of thunder echoed from…
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