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March 19, 1948 – A Cold War Tinderbox – Roman Spring – The Marshall Plan

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East Berlin - attempted defection -

March 13, 1961 – East Berlin, OPEC, Cuba And Other Frying Pans.

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Korea - February 1951

February 13, 1951: War In Korea – Withdrawals, Maneuvering, Condemnation And Celebrations Of An Alliance.

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Robert Polhill - Hostage

February 11, 1987 – The Hostage-For-Prisoner Swap And Death To America All Over Again.

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February 7, 1964 – The State Department Holds A Press Conference: The Subject Is Gitmo

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The World According To Conference Room 5 – October 29, 1949

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October 16, 1964 – An Absence Of Nikita – Shakeup In The Kremlin

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October 7, 1967 – Body Bags In Vietnam – Death Of Hippy: Funeral In The Haight

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Preparing for War - 1938

September 27, 1938 – “Because Of A Quarrel In A Faraway Country, Between People Of Whom We Know Nothing” – Neville Chamberlain

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September 23, 1967 – Vietnam: Saving It By Destroying It – Sniper Fire In Aurora – Fighting Over Mao.

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