Operation Mongoose: The US Government’s Ridiculous Plot to Overthrow Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro was one of the most famous figures of the Cold War. He was especially famous in the United States, as officials with the…
Project Stargate: The CIA’s Human Experiments with Mind Control
Project Stargate sounds like something out of this world — and it kind of is. No, it doesn’t refer to wormholes or the exploration of…
4 Cold War Double Agents Who Could Outfox James Bond
The best-known spy of all time is James Bond — a fictional British secret service agent developed during the height of the Cold War. Although…
Problems Persist In Australian Outback Decades After British Nuclear Tests
The end of World War II saw the rise of atomic arsenals, especially in Britain. Wanting to improve the effectiveness of its nuclear technology, the…
Operation Monopoly: When the US Tunneled Under The Soviet Embassy
The U.S. and U.S.S.R. were no strangers to spying on each other, as they had been playing a cat-and-mouse game of espionage since the beginning…
CIA Documents Reveal Early Plot Against Raúl Castro
With Raúl Castro’s retirement from politics on the 60th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, CIA documents about a planned assassination plot against the…
Mathias Rust, A German Teenager, Flew A Cessna To Red Square In 1987
In 1987, Mathias Rust, a West German teenager, seemingly did the impossible when he flew a Cessna light aircraft through 500 miles of the most…
The Time A Black Bear Nearly Set Off A Nuclear War
At the height of the Cold War, one adventurous black bear nearly set World War III in motion. With tensions high due to the Cuban…
Movie ‘Devotion’ about Korean Conflict Heroes Jesse L Brown & Thomas J Hudner Jr Starts Shooting
‘Devotion’ is an upcoming movie about Jesse L Brown, the first African-American aviator of the US Navy. Shooting began this month, with rising talent J.D.…
Fantastic News! Wheatcroft Collection’s S130 – The Last Survivor Has New Home
PRESS RELEASE – THE WHEATCROFT COLLECTION ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE ACQUIRED THE HISTORIC RICHMOND DRY DOCK, WHICH WILL BECOME THE PERMANENT HOME…
For Sale – Star of the TV Show M.A.S.H.
S/n 263 was used in various action movies. Its most notable role was starring in the hit television show M.A.S.H. This Bell 47-D1 s/n 263…
Abandoned Launch Site That Thwarted the Soviets, Yours for $1.8 Million
Looking for a fixer-upper or a launch site and have $1.8 million to spend? Then Woolwich Township in New Jersey has a unique property that…