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World War II Ends
The surrender of the Japanese officially brings the Second World War to an end. -
"Iron Curtain" Speech
Winston Churchill is the first to officially use the term "Iron Curtain" in the post WWII world. -
Soveit Union launches Sputnik
The USSR launches the first space sattelite into orbit. -
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US Involved in Vietnam
The battle between Communism and Democracy spead to the Korean Peninsula. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
For thirteen days the US and the USSR go back and forth over the presence of missiles on Cuba. -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The US successfully beats the USSR in landing a man on the moon. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
After apporximately thirty years of existence, the Berlin Wall comes down.
