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On this day in 1927, the classic science fiction film Metropolis was released in German cinemas. Directed by Fritz Lang, the film - which depicts a futuristic mega-city bristling with exciting new technology - took over a year to film and cost over 5 million Reichsmarks (€18 million if adjusted for inflation). The plot centres…
A dead-drop (exchange of information) between two KGB agents during the 1960s. This is likely how the Portland Spy Ring passed information to their KGB handlers. (National Museum of the USAF) On this day in 1961, British security forces uncovered the Portland Spy Ring, a group of Soviet spies operating in the United Kingdom. The…
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