But the panel also is there to lionize Hero of the Soviet Union Number 11,175—the number stamped on Gagarin’s medal (signifying ... who had ousted Nikita Khrushchev a few years earlier ...

Somehow, in his slow, frustrating progression as a peacetime Army officer, he had gained such self-confidence that he could let subordinates win glory and medals, taking to himself the satisfactio ...

Secret negotiations between Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and JFK and between his brother Robert Kennedy, the Attorney General, and Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin led to a deal. U.S ...

When Soviet pilot Yuri Gagarin became the first man to step foot in space he was declared a national hero by the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev who barred him from going into space again because ...

Seagram in 1841 -- Writer Henry James in 1843 -- Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in 1894 File Photo by Gary Haynes/UPI -- Musician Bessie Smith in 1894 -- Actor Marian Jordan in 1898 Paul Reubens ...

In 1958, Nikita Khrushchev replaced Nikolai Bulganin as premier of the Soviet Union. In 1964, the strongest earthquake to hit North America -- magnitude-9.2 -- struck Alaska, killing 139 people.

WAUKESHA - In March, authorities searched for and eventually charged Nikita Casap, a 17-year-old boy in the village of Waukesha, with two counts of first-degree homicide in the deaths of his ...

Actress Nikita Dutta recently reflected on the impact of the Kabir Singh movie controversy on the careers of lead actors Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani. In a recent conversation, she weighed in on ...

Nikita Roy, a psychological thriller starring Sonakshi Sinha, is set to have its theatrical release worldwide on May 30. The film, which explores themes of mysticism, psychological tension, and ...

Seventy years ago, one of my predecessors here at the Register invited Nikita Khrushchev to visit an Iowa farm; he took him up on it. ... When I was reflecting on that, preparing for this ...

For a time, the favourite seemed to be Beria, but finally the mantle of successor fell on the somewhat more moderate Nikita Khrushchev. Stalin died on March 5, at his country villa. Immediately ...