By the mid-1950s, the Cold War was in full swing in both the United States and the Soviet Union. The growing threat of nuclear weapons and an arms race the likes of which the world had never seen before fueled the conflict between the two nations. On October 4th, 1957, The Soviet Union launched itself … Continue reading Russia Launches Into The Final Frontier
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Sputnik
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Picture the scene. The year is 1957. The world is still recovering from the most brutal war in history. Millions of people were killed and the whole of Europe was decimated both economically and militarily. We, the US, are now the leading western power charged with cleaning up the whole mess. But the USSR, who was […]
