1971: Salyut 1, the first operational space station, is launched. As they often were during the space race, the Soviets were out in front of NASA in concept and launch. But just as often, they were ...

Daddis is the USS Midway chair in Modern U.S. Military History at San Diego State University and author of “Pulp Vietnam: War and Gender in Cold War Men’s Adventure Magazines.” He lives in Kensington.

In April of 1971, at the invitation of the Chinese government, a nine-person United States table tennis team visited China for a series of exhibition matches. Associated Press In 1971, relations were ...

On this day (April 17) in 1971, all four former members of the Beatles had songs on the UK Singles Chart. A little more than a year after the Fab Four announced they were going their separate ways, ...

GOOD MORNING: The Washington-Hollywood tie-line was firmly established as President Nixon moved into the San Clemente White House and two hotlines were installed for him and advisers at –Chasen’s…Didn ...

Leave it to a glassmaker to tout a clear vision of the future. For Robinson F. Barker, ticking off the selling points was part of his job as chairman and chief executive officer of PPG Industries.

Golden Anniversaries, which is co-presented by Cinema St. Louis (CSL) and the St. Louis Public Library, features classic films celebrating their 50th anniversaries. This fourth edition of the event ...

Ping-Pong, until a few weeks ago, was an unglamorous sport. It had few adult fans, no stars and no press and, to boot, it had a silly name. Now, following the visit by the American Ping-Pong team to ...

1971: Salyut 1, the first operational space station, is launched. As they often were during the space race, the Russians were out in front of NASA in concept and launch. But just as often, they were ...