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1 September 1983 - Korean Airlines Flight 007 Shot Down by Soviet Air Force 1 September 1983 - Korean Airlines Flight 007 Shot Down by Soviet Air Force

On September 1, 1983, a Soviet fighter jet fired on Korean Airlines Flight 007. We try to resolve the controversy over what happened next by examining all available information. It has been 25 years ...
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27 Dec 1979 - The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 27 Dec 1979 - The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

1979-89 The Soviet-Afghan War Late in the Cold War, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in order to ensure that a friendly version of communism would prevail in Kabul, and to prevent radical Islam ...
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