COLD WAR: HISTORY IN THE NEWS


General

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Michael Gonchar, "Teaching The Cold War With The New York Times," New York Times, December 11, 2012.


Yalta Conference (1945)

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Jason DeParle, "The Bitter Legacy Of Legacy: Four Decades Of What-Ifs," New York Times, November 26, 1989.


Truman Doctrine (1947)

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Learning Network, "March 12, 1947: Truman Doctrine Announced," New York Times, March 12, 2012.


Marshall Plan (1948)

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Learning Network, "April 3, 1948: Truman Signs Marshall Plan, Providing Aid To Europe," New York Times, April 3, 2012.


Berlin Airlift (1948)

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Sputnik (1957)

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Learning Network, "October 4, 1957: Soviet Union Launches Sputnik Satellite," New York Times, October 4, 2011.

John Noble Wilford, "With Fear And Wonder In Its Wake, Sputnik Lifted Us Into The Future," New York Times, September 25, 2007.


Bay Of Pigs (1961)

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Learning Network, "April 17, 1961: The Bay Of Pigs Invasion Against Castro," New York Times, April 17, 2012.

Tim Weiner, "Bay Of Pigs Enemies Finally Sit Down Together," New York Times, March 23, 2001.


Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

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Tom Marshall and Michael Gonchar, "Flash Points: Searching For Modern Lessons In The Cuban Missile Crisis," New York Times, October 23, 2012.

James Barron, "Cuban Missile Crisis, 50 Years Ago, Had The City And The World Worried," New York Times, October 23, 2012.

Neil Genzlinger, "Same Cuba Crisis, Different Angle: 50 Years Later," New York Times, October 22, 2012.

"50 Years Later: The Cuban Missile Crisis Remembered," New York Times, October 19, 2012.

Sarah Rainsford, "Cubans Remember Missile Crisis 'Victory,'" BBC News, October 15, 2012.


Miscellaneous

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Francine Uenuma, "The 1983 Military Drill That Nearly Sparked Nuclear War With The Soviets," Smithsonian, April 27, 2022.

Thomas Bishop, "Digging Up The History Of The Nuclear Fallout Shelter," Smithsonian, April 25, 2022.

Learning Network, "November 1, 1952: First Hydrogen Bomb Test," New York Times, November 1, 2011.

William Safire, "Op-Ed Contributor: The Cold War's Hot Kitchen," New York Times, July 23, 2009.


George Kennan

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Nahlah Ayed, "How To Deal With Russia: U.S. Diplomat's 5,000-Word Telegram Still Resonates 75 Years Later," Ideas, CBC, June 22, 2021.

Fred Kaplan, "America's Cold War Sage And His Discontents," New York Times, November 22, 2011.

Henry A. Kissinger, "The Age Of Kennan," New York Times, November 10, 2011.

Tim Weiner and Barbara Crossette, "George F. Kennan Dies At 101; Leading Strategist Of Cold War," New York Times, March 18, 2005.


Robert Oppenheimer

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Janet Maslin, "Books Of The Times: Rough-Edged Atomic Pioneer," New York Times, May 27, 2013.


Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

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Sam Roberts, "Father Was A Spy, Sons Conclude With Regret," New York Times, September 16, 2008.

Sam Roberts, "Figure In Rosenberg Case Admits To Soviet Spying," New York Times, September 11, 2008.


 

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