1945-2000 events By ariana lopez 05 Apr 29, 1941 Peral Harbor got bombed Jan 1, 1945 Allies divided Germany into 4 zones Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Jan 1, 2000 1945-2000 timeline Aug 6, 1945 U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Japan Apr 29, 1946 Iron Curtain Apr 29, 1947 Start of Cold War Apr 29, 1949 Creation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) Jun 25, 1950 Start of Koran War Apr 29, 1952 Puerto Rico becomes a common wealth Jul 27, 1953 End of Koran War Apr 29, 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott,led by young MLK jr. Apr 29, 1959 Fidel Castro takes power in Cuba Feb 3, 1962 U.S. placed an embargo on Cuba Apr 29, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Apr 29, 1963 Assassination of John F. Kenndy Apr 29, 1985 Mikhail Gorbachov becomes Soviet Union leader Apr 29, 1989 Fall of Berlin Wall heralds the end of the Cold War Apr 29, 1991 Soviet Union falles Apr 29, 1991 End of Cold War Apr 29, 1992 Creation of North American Free Trade (NAFT) Apr 29, 1993 Russia has new constitution Apr 29, 1998 Venezulens elect Hugo Chaves as president