This week, the conflict reached its 1,418th day, the same number of days the Soviet Union's Red Army fought against Nazi ...

Every year in late December, my childhood home transformed into a vision of American bliss. We’d gather to ornament a tree, drape string lights around the house, and sit down to an elaborate feast.

If you’re a longtime computer user and a Tetris fan, you might remember, long ago in a land far far away, when Microsoft released Tetris for Windows 3.11. But you don’t need to dust off your 1990 PC ...

Your device does not support the audio. December 30 has witnessed a remarkable range of events throughout history, shaping the course of human civilization in diverse ways. Don't miss our top stories ...

In October 1961, the Soviet Union detonated Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear weapon ever built. With a yield of 50 megatons, it was about 3,800 times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

WASHINGTON — Do you still believe in miracles? The historic USA hockey team that toppled the mighty Soviet Union at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics got yet another honor Friday, as members of the ...

Between 1942 and 1945, nearly 8,000 American warplanes traveled through Alaska on their way to the Soviet Union as part of a critical supply line that helped defeat Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front.

Russian-born journalist Mikhail Zygar joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book 'The Dark Side of the Earth' on the fall of Soviet Union and the rise of Putin. Contributor: Five reasons the GOP is ...

Roman Surovtsev was prompt in picking up his two daughters from school every afternoon. It’s important to him to be there for his smiley 3- and 5-year-old girls, peppering them with questions about ...

As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists could send out radio waves to communicate with satellites, rockets and ...