Cold War Timeline By niqniq Aug 8, 1945 End of WW2 Jun 24, 1948 Berlin Blockade Begins Apr 4, 1949 NATO created Oct 1, 1949 Mao Zedong takes over China Jun 25, 1950 Korean War Begins Jul 26, 1959 Cuba Taken Over by Castro Jan 20, 1961 Kennedy Elected President Apr 17, 1961 Bay Of Pigs Invasion Oct 18, 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis Nov 22, 1963 Kennedy Assassinated Aug 2, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident Aug 9, 1974 Nixon resigns Jun 16, 1979 SALT 1 signed Jun 18, 1979 SALT 2 signed Jan 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan Elected President Aug 20, 1985 Iran Conra Affair Nov 9, 1989 Berlin Wall Falls