Brianna Nofil

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Opening ceremonies at the 1984 Summer Games at Memorial Coliseum, July 28, 1984. (Credit: Steve Fenn /ABC via Getty Images)
Sports

The California Activists Who Scared the Soviets Away From the 1984 Olympics

The last time Russia skipped the Olympics, it was due to a fringe group encouraging mass defections of its athletes.

A train along the Texas countryside. (Credit: Tom Danneman/Getty Images)
Cold War

The Secret ‘White Trains’ That Carried Nuclear Weapons Around the U.S.

For as long as the United States has had nuclear weapons, officials have struggled with how to transport the destructive technology.