/tags/cold-war Cold War en-US Copyright Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:28:34 GMT /news/2024-04-29/u-s-airborne-and-special-operations-museum-to-open-new-cold-war-exhibit-from-high-school-students High School students in Fayetteville created a project about Army Special Operations Soldiers on secret missions in Berlin, Germany during the Cold War. The grand opening for the exhibit is May 7. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:28:34 GMT /news/2024-04-29/u-s-airborne-and-special-operations-museum-to-open-new-cold-war-exhibit-from-high-school-students Sharryse Piggott /news/2018-05-24/remembering-a-near-disaster-u-s-accidentally-drops-nuclear-bombs-on-itself-and-its-allies During the Cold War, U.S. planes accidentally dropped nuclear bombs on the east coast, in Europe, and elsewhere. "Dumb luck" prevented a historic… Thu, 24 May 2018 17:11:40 GMT /news/2018-05-24/remembering-a-near-disaster-u-s-accidentally-drops-nuclear-bombs-on-itself-and-its-allies Jay Price /show/the-state-of-things/2018-03-29/americas-coolest-weapon-during-the-cold-war-jazz During the Cold War, the U.S. Department of State sent jazz musicians around the world to sell the American way of life. This initiative took place in the… Thu, 29 Mar 2018 16:09:21 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-03-29/americas-coolest-weapon-during-the-cold-war-jazz Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2018-03-29/americas-coolest-weapon-during-the-cold-war-jazz During the Cold War, the U.S. Department of State sent jazz musicians around the world to sell the American way of life. This initiative took place in the… Thu, 29 Mar 2018 16:09:21 GMT /arts-culture/2018-03-29/americas-coolest-weapon-during-the-cold-war-jazz Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /military/2017-12-18/as-candy-drops-on-manteo-so-do-cold-war-lessons-of-generosity-and-gratitude In Manteo yesterday, hundreds of people turned out for an annual reenactment of a heartwarming part of the Cold War -- when American pilots dropped candy… Mon, 18 Dec 2017 14:06:11 GMT /military/2017-12-18/as-candy-drops-on-manteo-so-do-cold-war-lessons-of-generosity-and-gratitude Jay Price /show/the-state-of-things/2017-10-11/how-the-cold-war-boosted-conservation Today the European Green Belt is a stretch of rich and flourishing land in Western Europe that extends north to south for thousands of miles. However,… Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:21:36 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-10-11/how-the-cold-war-boosted-conservation Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /environment/2017-10-11/how-the-cold-war-boosted-conservation Today the European Green Belt is a stretch of rich and flourishing land in Western Europe that extends north to south for thousands of miles. However,… Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:21:36 GMT /environment/2017-10-11/how-the-cold-war-boosted-conservation Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-01-06/animal-weapons-and-the-evolution-of-battle From horns to claws, teeth and talons, the animal kingdom features many natural weapons.But evolutionary biologist Doug Emlen wanted to know why, in some… Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:15:44 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-01-06/animal-weapons-and-the-evolution-of-battle Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /environment/2015-01-06/animal-weapons-and-the-evolution-of-battle From horns to claws, teeth and talons, the animal kingdom features many natural weapons.But evolutionary biologist Doug Emlen wanted to know why, in some… Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:15:44 GMT /environment/2015-01-06/animal-weapons-and-the-evolution-of-battle Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2013-10-01/a-nuclear-near-miss-in-goldsboro During the Cold War, many Americans lived in fear of a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union. But the United States experienced one of its closest brushes… Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:37:48 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2013-10-01/a-nuclear-near-miss-in-goldsboro Shawn Wen, Frank Stasio