Dean Rusk served as Secretary of State for eight controversial years, from 1961 through 1969, when public discomfort over his…
Over a bloody three years, hundreds of thousands of Europeans were dislocated, imprisoned, raped, tortured, starved and massacred as an…
During the 1950’s hundreds of government employees, entertainers, educators, and union activists were accused of being communists by Senator Joseph…
Oliver Platt is a talented character actor who has appeared in major blockbusters (X-Men: First Class), critically acclaimed TV series…
Despite getting extremely close to agreeing to negotiations to avert hostilities, the U.S. and Japan failed to make peace and…
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Recent events in Syria have once again spotlighted the dangers of chemical weapons and international efforts to catalog and destroy…
Public perception of gay rights, including the right to marry and to serve in the military, has undergone a sea…
There was a lot of unfinished business on the Korean peninsula in the 1940’s. It had been ruled by the Empire…
Walter Mondale, born in Ceylon, Minnesota on January 5, 1928, was the 42nd Vice President of the U.S. under Jimmy…