The CIA’s Cold War Plan to Use Stray Cats as Spies

In the 1960s, the CIA made a failed attempt to use bugged cats as spies.

Secret Agent Kit E. Katt                                                                    photo from Wiki Commons

The SL-1 Nuclear Reactor Accident

The first fatal nuclear reactor accident in American history happened at a research station in Idaho in 1961—and is still the subject of debate and controversy.

SL-1 reactor being dismantled              photo from WikiCommons

The Soviet Lunokhod Moon Rover

The 1970 Soviet lunar probe Lunokhod was overshadowed by the American Apollo moon landings, but it was a significant technical achievement in space exploration.

Dignitaries examine an engineering model of Lunokhod-1                                          photo from Wiki Commons

Icons of Aviation History: B-52 Stratofortress

The B-52 bomber was first conceived in 1945, and it remains today as an important part of the US arsenal.