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Putin denies Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin is to miss the funeral of the last Soviet leader,...
Factbox-Honour or disgrace - how Russia has buried its past leaders
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, will be buried on Saturday in Moscow's...
Mikhail Gorbachev dies; Soviet Union's last leader helped end Cold War
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor six long years, Mikhail S. Gorbachev assiduously turned his attention to one Herculean chore —...
West mourns Gorbachev the peacemaker, Russia recalls his failures
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLONDON (Reuters) -Mikhail Gorbachev was mourned in the West on Wednesday as a towering statesman who...
Mikhail Gorbachev, Whose Drive To Transform The Soviet Union Ended The Cold War, Has Died
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHis democratizing drive made him the toast of diplomatic circles and a cult hero in the West, the...
‘Fire in the cockpit.’ A 1967 tragedy taught NASA how to put a man on the moon
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoOn his last visit home to Texas on Jan. 22, 1967, astronaut Virgil “Gus” Grissom grabbed a lemon off...
Today in History: FEB 9, Beatles appear on "Sullivan" show
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Thursday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2023. There are 325 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 9, 1971, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in California ...