Cold War America

1947 - 1991. The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States and its allies) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its allies). The Cold War ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992.
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Thanks, Viet Nam Vets

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For Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Week 1973, South Carolina Governor John C. West honored veterans of the Vietnam War and Medal of Honor winners in a special program held at the Governor's Mansion.
Charles Hard Townes | History of SC Slide Collection
Charles Hard Townes | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 138

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Charles Hard Townes (1915-2015 ) is South Carolina's only Nobel Prize winner, an honor he was awarded for his development of the laser. This photograph shows him accepting that award in Stockholm...
Ron McNair | History of SC Slide Collection
Ron McNair | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 97

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The "Challenger" astronaut Ron McNair (1951-1986) and Governor Richard Riley during a joint session of the South Carolina legislature in the House Chambers on April 11, 1984. McNair, an Air Force...
Always First: The SC Air National Guard, Part 3
Episode 3

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Colonel Robert Hanley Morrell became chief of staff after McEntire's death. Morrell was a colorful character who could have been Southern Conference boxing champion before his Army Air Corp and Air...