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February 2, 2026 Breaking

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June 14, 2023 Wars & Conflicts

Zionist Involvement in Iraqi Bombings

Baghdad · Iraq

In Three Worlds, Shlaim states that he has uncovered what he describes as “undeniable proof of Zionist involvement” in the bombings of Jewish targets in Baghdad between 1950 and 1951. He...

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Cambridge · Massachusetts · United States

January 1, 1996 Breaking

Christine Maxwell Co‑Founds Chiliad Software

Christine Maxwell Co‑Founded Chiliad, Software Used in FBI Counterterrorism Data Warehouse Christine Yvonne Malina‑Maxwell was born on August 16, 1950, in Maisons‑Laffitte, France, and i...

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June 19, 1953 Wars & Conflicts

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Executed for Espionage

Sing Sing Prison · Ossining · New York · United States

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Executed for Espionage On June 19, 1953, Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York, after being convicted of...

1953 atomic bomb coldwar communism conviction

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Kissinger directs Rockefeller project

Henry Kissinger served as director of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Special Studies Project during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The project examined major problems and opportunities fa...

David Rockefeller leads Council on Foreign Relations

David Rockefeller became a major institutional leader within the Council on Foreign Relations and later served as its chairman. His role placed him within the same foreign-policy institut...

Kissinger leads CFR nuclear weapons study group

In the mid-1950s, Henry Kissinger became involved with the Council on Foreign Relations and led a study group concerning nuclear weapons and foreign policy. The work contributed to his 19...

Kissinger participates in CFR activities

During the 1950s, Henry Kissinger participated in Council on Foreign Relations study and foreign-policy activities. The period is significant for tracing his development as a foreign-poli...

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Rapid Postwar Transformation

Economic growth, urbanization and migration reshape Greek society in the 1950s and 1960s.

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Philanthropic organization associated with the Rockefeller family. Its Special Studies Project in the late 1950s and early 1960s examined major problems and opportunities facing the Unite...

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Philanthropic organization associated with the Rockefeller family. Its Special Studies Project in the late 1950s and early 1960s examined major problems and opportunities facing the Unite...

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Philanthropic organization associated with the Rockefeller family. Its Special Studies Project in the late 1950s and early 1960s examined major problems and opportunities facing the Unite...