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20 years ago, the U.S. warned of Iraq's alleged 'weapons of mass destruction'

Then-U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell holds up a vial that he said was the size that could be used to hold anthrax as he addresses the United Nations Security Council in February 2003 at the U.N. in New York. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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20 years ago, the U.S. warned of Iraq's alleged 'weapons of mass destruction'

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's speech to the United Nations Security Council in February 2003 came to define and undermine the Iraq War.

20 years ago, the U.S. warned of Iraq's alleged 'weapons of mass destruction'

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Monday

50 years ago, U.S. astronauts landed on the moon. None have been back since

Cernan salutes the U.S. flag during his moonwalk in 1972. No one else has been there since Apollo 17 left. NASA hide caption

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50 years ago, U.S. astronauts landed on the moon. None have been back since

NASA's Apollo 17 mission sent three astronauts to the moon, 50 years ago this week. It was the final journey for the prolific Apollo program.

50 years ago, U.S. astronauts landed on the moon. None have been back since

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Monday

How NPR covered the fall of the Berlin Wall

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How NPR covered the fall of the Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall, which stood for almost three decades as a fortified monument to the Cold War, began to crumble 33 years ago this week. It finally toppled on Nov. 9, 1989.

How NPR covered the fall of the Berlin Wall

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