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Berlin Blockade
one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. -
Dwight Eisenhower is elected.
Dwight Eisenhower was elected president in 1952 -
Nikita Kruschev Replaces Papa Joe
Stalin Dies and Kruschev steps in. -
sputnik launched
first satelite launched into space and first satelite to orbit earth. sent into orbit by the soviet union. -
President Kennedy Is Elected
JFK defeats Nixon in the 1960 election. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails
Changing Cuba. Fifty years ago, shortly before midnight on 16 April 1961, a group of some 1,500 Cuban exiles trained and financed by the CIA launched an ill-fated invasion of Cuba from the sea in the Bay of Pigs. The plan was to overthrow Fidel Castro and his revolution. -
berlin wall is constructed
Berlin wall is built to seperate east and west germany. -
Cuban Missle crisis
Rusia puts nuclear weapons on cuba. -
JFK Assasination
JFK was assasinated in Texas. -
China Explodes Atomic Bomb
China becomes a member of the atomic bomb club. -
tet offensive
The Tet Offensive, or officially called The General Offensive and Uprising of Tet Mau Than 1968 by North Vietnam and the NLF. -
Bobby Kennedy Assasinated
Kennedy is killed in the Hilton California -
american astronauts land on the moon
Apollo 11 blasted off on July 16, 1969. Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins were the astronauts on Apollo 11. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon. They landed on the moon in the Lunar Module. -
Watergate Burlary
group of men break into watergate hotel where the Democratic national convention was held. -
Iranian hostage
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States. Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days. -
President Regan is shot
president regan was shot outside of the washington hilton hotel. -
Chernobyl Disaster
Soviet Nuclear reactor melts down and explodes. -
Fall of The Berlin Wars
Wall comes down and east germany and west germany become one. -
Mikheal Gorbechev assumes control in the Soviet Union.
assumes control of Soviet Union. -
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union breaks up into 15 different countries.
