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Thursday, February 26, 2026
The Greenland Nuclear Accident of 1968
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On January 21, 1968, a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber, part of the Cold War airborne alert mission, crashed near Thule Air Base...
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Truman Tries to Buy Greenland
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On April 9, 1940 Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany. One year later, on April 1941 the United States occupied Greenland to defend it ...
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