Until the fall of the Berlin Wall, major pharmaceutical companies conducted hundreds of drug trials in East Germany. In all more than 50,000 East German patients served as guinea pigs—many without their knowledge or consent.
On the ground floor of Parkland Hospital, inside the radiology waiting room, is the only evidence of what happened here almost fifty years ago.
Ex-Microsoft gazillionaire Paul Allen has acquired a V2 rocket.
The CIA offers an electronic search engine that lets you mine about 11 million agency documents that have been declassified over the years.
Yes, you read that headline correctly. Back in 1969, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, they were wearing custom-made suits crafted by people who had previously earned their living making bras and girdles.
History is something that’s best shared with others, debated and endlessly discussed. But before you take part in all of that, you should probably know what you're talking about.
The story of the little channel that took on the big city, as told by the people who lived it.
Everything was bugged, we were followed constantly, and even our dog knew we had a "minder."
The bureau’s interest had to do with the lyrics of the song, which most listeners find either confusing or simply impossible to understand.
A new documentary shines a light on an audacious WWII regiment of actors, painters, and other illusion-spinners.
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