Cols War Timeline By drummajor94 May 12, 1945 End of WWII Apr 4, 1949 NATO Created Jul 15, 1950 Korean War Begins Jul 15, 1959 Cuba Taken Over by Castro Nov 8, 1960 Kennedy Elected President Apr 17, 1961 Bay Of Pigs Invasion Aug 13, 1961 Berlin Blockade Begins Oct 15, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Nov 22, 1963 Kennedy Assasinated May 28, 1971 SALT I signed Aug 8, 1974 Nixon Resigns Jun 18, 1979 SALT II Signed Nov 6, 1984 Ronald Reagan Elected President Aug 2, 1985 Gulf of Tunkin Incident Aug 20, 1985 Iran Conra Affair Nov 9, 1989 Berlin Wall Falls