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Jefferson Airplane performs at a "Summer of Love" event in Haight-Ashbury. (Wikimedia Commons) On this day in 1967, the Human Be-In took place in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The event was organized in the wake of California's decision to ban LSD (a popular psychedelic drug) and involved almost 30,000 people. Speakers like Timothy Leary…
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…
Then-president Václav Havel (L) with American Secretary of Defense William Cohen (R) in 1997. (Defense.gov) On this day in 1989, Czech writer and activist Václav Havel was elected president of Czechoslovakia (now Czechia) in that country's first free, post-communist election. The Central European country had just recently removed itself from the USSR (Union of Soviet…
A B-2 "Spirit" bomber on its first flight. (source: AF.Mil) On this day in 1988, the American B-2 Spirit Bomber was unveiled to US military officials. The B-2 is a stealth heavy strategic bomber designed to fly above enemy radar capabilities and conduct long range missions with a crew of two. Costing roughly $2.1 Billion…
Potsdamer Platz, Berlin: Berliners and tourists gather in disbelief at the new opening in the "Wall of Shame". (source: Wikimedia Commons) On this day in 1989 Germans began to tear down the Berlin Wall. The 155 km (96 mile) wall had split East and West Germany in two through Berlin since 1961. Prior to the…
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