On This Day in 1949, the U.S. Learned the Soviets Had the Bomb
On September 23, 1949, the White House announced that the Soviet Union had tested its first nuclear weapon, a discovery that came sooner than U.S. intelligence had expected and touched off the Cold War arms race.
Al Leiter Recalls His 9/11 Journey From LaGuardia to a Cab Ride Past the Burning Towers
Former Mets pitcher Al Leiter recounted his September 11, 2001 journey from a secret flight home to see his daughter’s first day of school to a cab ride past the burning Twin Towers as he tried to reach a game in Pittsburgh.