When the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in the Summer of 1941, they introduced the revolutionary StuG III, an infantry support vehicle. The Soviets, lacking a similar vehicle, utilized captured ...

Laika was the first dog sent into space by the Soviet Union in 1957, marking a historic but tragic milestone as she never returned to Earth, forever remembered as a pioneer of space exploration and ...

The "Su" abbreviation on Russian fighter planes stands for "Sukhoi," another major Russian aircraft manufacturer.

As part of their expedition, the two planted the American flag on the surface ... In a landmark moment, the Soviet Union did so in 1959 — a whole decade before the Apollo 11 mission — while ...

In many respects, our country is involved in a new Cold War with China requiring a similarly enduring approach that enlists not just the resources of the United States Government but our own civil ...

Experts agree China is a valid threat to NASA's return to the moon plans. Here's why there is a rush to get SLS off the ...

Happy Tuesday! Attention prospective homebuyers: The Chicago childhood home of Robert Prevost, who now goes by Pope Leo XIV, ...

Since the Russian invasion in 2022 through the end of December 2024 there were 177 Ukrainian prisoners of war killed. In the first three months of 2025 at least 25 captured Ukrainian soldiers have ...

An article by Harry Targ & Jay Schaffner describing Jewish working class radicalism in Chicago during the 20th Century.

Even amid Cold War religious persecutions, the Holy See sought dialogue with the Soviet Union rather than confrontation ... “have the courage of the white flag” and negotiate.

Irish Eurovision Song Contest fans are “heartbroken” by the country’s act, Norwegian singer Emmy Kristiansen, failing to make ...

Helicopters carrying the national flag ... Soviet Union, China, Laos and Cambodia. We will have to respect the past and respect differences we are desperate to build a future for peace, (and) do ...