1949 – One Year, Two Germanies
2019
1949 was a unique year in German history as two separate states were founded almost in parallel. The division into East and West Germany reflected the…
Operation Whitecoat
2017
During the Cold War, more than 2,300 non-combatant conscientious objectors from the Seventh-day Adventist church volunteered to serve their country by…
Air Operations Bay Of Pigs
2018
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by a CIA sponsored paramilitary group on April 17, 1961. A counter-revolutionary…
Joseph Stalin: The Red Terror
2018
20 million Soviet Citizens died at his hand. For a quarter of a century, he ruled his huge Empire with a ruthless iron fist. Terror was his modus operandi…
Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 6: The U-2 and Gary Powers Incident
2015
As the dust settled after World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as competing superpowers. The former wartime allies found themselves…
Sputnik – The Start of the Space Race
2017
That simple little beep, beep, beep was the sound that started the Space Race. It's been 60 years since they have first heard on October 4, 1957, the Soviet…
President Reagan’s Address at the Brandenburg Gate In Berlin – “Tear Down This Wall”
1987
President Reagan's remarks on East-West relations at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, Germany on June 12, 1987.
Air Power – Episode 7: Changing Roles
2005
The U.S Army Air Force becomes its own branch of the armed forces in 1947 as the United States Air Force.
Air Power – Episode 8: I Shoot For The Stars
2005
The Space Race begins with the USSR’s launch of Sputnik. Aldrin and Armstrong take the first steps on the moon.
