Discover the threat of nuclear warfare portrayed in books, movies, and television programs reflect popular culture
An overview of the atomic bomb and the threat of nuclear warfare as reflected in the popular culture of the 1990s and the 21st century, particularly in Tom Clancy's book and film The Sum of All Fears and the television program 24.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Heritage Pictures/Dreamstime.comFrancisco Pizarro, who arrived in Peru to find the legendary lost city of gold, El Dorado, overthrew the wealthy Inca empire and inaugurated Spanish rule there.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.On the afternoon of January 6, 2021, supporters of Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol building.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © SPC5 Vincent Kitts/U.S. Army; Archives of the National VolksarmeeLearn about how East Germans risked their lives to escape to the West.
