events By parkern1 Apr 8, 1893 French occupation of Vietnam/Indochina Jun 8, 1940 Soviet occupation and control of Eastern European “satellite” nations Mar 5, 1946 The iron curtain Apr 1, 1948 the Berlin Blockade and Airlift Apr 3, 1948 Marshall Plan Jun 25, 1950 korean war May 1, 1960 the U-2 plane crash Apr 17, 1961 the Bay of Pigs invasion Aug 13, 1961 constuction of the berlin wall Oct 14, 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis
