On this day: August 4

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1962 • neutral • 2 views

Soviet Missile Deployment Raises Cold War Tensions in August 1962

Cold War-era reconnaissance aircraft flying over a coastal region with naval vessels visible below; cloudy sky, 1960s military equipment and uniforms visible but no identifiable faces.

Reports on August 4, 1962, indicated Soviet deployment of ballistic missiles in contested regions, sparking Western alarm and heightening Cold War military and diplomatic tensions between the USSR and NATO allies.

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1936 • neutral • 6 views

Luz Long’s gesture to Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics

1936 Olympic long jump runway and sandpit at the Berlin stadium showing athletes and officials in 1930s sports attire.

At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, German long jumper Luz Long reportedly offered advice and visible encouragement to American Black athlete Jesse Owens after Owens fouled his first two attempts, a moment later seen as a quiet rebuttal to Nazi racial ideology.

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