Dwight D. Eisenhower ran on the campaign of active Cold War containment, pledging “I shall go to Korea” to secure “an early and honorable” peace. Challenges: In 1957, the Soviet Sputnik—the world’s ...
John Glenn described this training exercise as "the weirdest" he'd ever done. Glenn was part of the Mercury Seven, seven astronauts chosen by NASA after President Dwight Eisenhower insisted that ...