John D Ruddy
Vietnam War in 13 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Vietnam War, going from colonial French Indochina, through its war against the United States and beyond, and how this conflict slotted into the events of the Cold War.
The Recount
Disinformation vs. Misinformation: How to Spot Them Both
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in a region where journalists are targeted and fleeing the country, we have come to rely on social media to understand what’s happening on the ground in real time. Meanwhile, old videos have been...
The Recount
How Spies Communicate Using Shortwave Numbers Stations
Numbers stations are a mysterious phenomenon of shortwave radio dating back to the Cold War. The radio signals are secret messages sent by intelligence agencies to undercover spies all over the world, but no government has ever...
Bloomberg
Capitol Riot Was US Wake-up Call: UK Ex-Premier Theresa May
Former UK Prime Minister Theresa May said the riot on Capitol Hill by a mob of Donald Trump's supporters was a wake-up call to Western democracies. Speaking to Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua, she said the 2021 incident was an example of how...
Bloomberg
Challenges of Regulating AI
Niall Ferguson, Hoover Institution Senior Fellow discusses the multiple uses of artificial intelligence. He speaks with David Westin on "Wall Street Week Daily."
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First Look With Surveillance: Debt Standstill, UK CPI
Anna Edwards and Kriti Gupta take you through what to watch today.
Bloomberg
Mnuchin on America's Shifting Global Role
Steven T. Mnuchin, 77th Secretary of the Treasury, The United States of America and Founder & Managing Partner, Liberty Strategic Capital discusses America's role on the global stage amid a fragile banking system, polarized politics and...
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Building the Berlin Wall
Cranes lower concrete slabs into place during the building of the Berlin Wall / materials brought in. Building the Berlin Wall on August 13, 1961 in Berlin, Germany (Footage by Getty Images)
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Berlin Wall: East Berlin Checkpoint
/ view of Berlin Wall / East Berlin Checkpoint / flag waving in the wind against backdrop of buildings / Volkswagen Beetle drives up to checkpoint / soldiers mill about. Berlin Wall: East Berlin Checkpoint on August 31, 1962 in Berlin,...
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Berlin Wall being built
Brandenburg Gate at Berlin Wall fronted by barbed wire and barrier / an army of troops and workers work to strengthen the wall / concrete slabs moved by crane / tank traps seen through wire / East German guards. Berlin Wall being built...
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Berlin Wall being built
Group of West Berliners watch East German soldiers put up barbed wire barriers as the Berlin Wall is built / refugees wait / East German soldiers put up concrete posts and barbed wire fencing / Willy Brandt walks along looking angry....
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East Berliners escape over Berlin Wall
Crossing the Berlin Wall / cemetery with dogs and barbed wire fencing / men on the back of a truck pulling a ladder up the side of the Berlin Wall / Stanislaus Gefroerer, on opposite side of wall places his ladder against the other and...
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Aerials of early Berlin Wall
Aerial views of Berlin divided by early version of Berlin Wall, Cold War. Aerials of early Berlin Wall on August 13, 1961 in Berlin, Germany (Footage by Getty Images)
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George Bush, 'The Cold War Days Are Over'
President Bush and President Yeltsin announce an agreement by which the United States and Russia reduce their nuclear warheads / George Bush states, 'The Cold War Days Are Over'. George Bush, 'The Cold War Days Are Over' on June 16, 1992...
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City streets around Berlin Wall
/ view looking from Berlin Wall onto busy city streets below / tram car traveling down the road / CU street signs along the wall / bricked up buildings along the border. City streets around Berlin Wall on August 31, 1962 in Berlin,...
Bridgeman Arts
Explosion of the Chagan nuclear test conducted at the Semipalatinsk Test Site on January 15, 1965
HD footage shows the explosion of the Chagan nuclear test conducted at the Semipalatinsk Test Site on January 15, 1965. Filmed on 35mm. Chagan was the first and largest of the 124 detonations in the Nuclear Explosions for the National...
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President Kennedy visits the Berlin Wall
President Kennedy visits the Berlin Wall / Brandenburg Gate / Kennedy up steps of platform to view the wall / East German guard looks back through binoculars / pan along Berlin Wall / Kennedy and party, including Willie Brandt, walk down...
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The Berlin Wall being built at night
The Berlin Wall being built at night. Pieces of wall are installed / Sign: Friedensallee / barbed wire / slabs of concrete are delivered / guards. The Berlin Wall being built at night on November 20, 1961 in East Berlin, Germany (Footage...
Bridgeman Arts
Explosion of RDS-37, the Soviet Union's first two-stage hydrogen bomb, first tested at the Semipalatinsk test site, November 22nd 1955
RDS-37 was the Soviet Union's first two-stage hydrogen bomb, first tested on November 22, 1955 at the Semipalatinsk test site. The weapon had a nominal yield of approximately 3 megatons. It was scaled down to 1.6 megatons for the live...
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Berlin Wall being built
Building work continues on the Berlin Wall on the East side / sign: 'Friedrichstrasse' pan to East German troops / US troops at checkpoint behind sandbags with anti tank bazookas / East German troops stand as work on wall goes on behind...
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Berlin Wall: Brandenburg Gate
/ High angle view of soldiers guarding the Brandenburg Gate / French soldier looks through binoculars / aerial of Reichstag. Berlin Wall: Brandenburg Gate on August 31, 1962 in Berlin, Germany (Footage by Getty Images)
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The Berlin Wall is built
General views of the Brandenburg Gate as armed East German workers militia are lined up underneath / East German observers on top of gate with binoculars / crowds watch from the Western side. The Berlin Wall is built on August 15, 1961...
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Berlin Wall being built
East German Border: the wall along border is now a double line of high concrete posts and barbed wire with a ditch behind: line of East German workers led by flag bearer: guards shine large mirror at camera: smoke bomb set off to obscure...