Cold War By ASDFlol Jun 4, 1917 Russian Revolution spawns USSR Jun 4, 1949 NATO made Jun 4, 1949 Russia detonates atomic bomb Jun 4, 1950 N. Korea invades S. Korea Jul 4, 1953 cease-fire issued Jun 4, 1954 McCarthy disgraced Oct 4, 1957 ussr launches sputnik Jan 4, 1961 JFK no longer pres Jun 4, 1961 Berlin wall erected Period: Aug 4, 1961 to Nov 4, 1989 Berlin Wall Nov 22, 1963 JFK assasinated Jun 4, 1990 Berlin wall falls