Cold War history

Fidel Castro’s announcement on February 19, 2008, to relinquish power symbolized more than a leader’s exit—it closed a monumental phase in 20th-century history. At 81, after spearheading the 1959 revolution …

Picture this: a decorated war hero, architect of D-Day, stands before the nation as president and sounds the alarm on his own government’s trajectory. Dwight Eisenhower’s 1961 farewell speech wasn’t …