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Although huac investigated disloyalty among fascists as well as communists
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major World War II conference of the three chief Allied leaders
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a meeting of the victorious leaders of the Allies in Europe
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United Nations Day is celebrated on 24 October each year.
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policy of aid
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large-scale economic program
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air transport of vital necessities to West Berlin
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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United States Senator Joe McCarthy begins his crusade against suspected Communists in the United States government
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the invasion of South Korea by North Korean troops
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At around 8 p.m. the U.S. government sent Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to the electric chair
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North Korea, and South Korea agree to an armistice, bringing the Korean War to an end.
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The Soviet Union initiated the Warsaw Pact in response to the formation of nato
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the first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite
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soviet unoin put first man in space
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Alan B. Shepard, Jr first american in space
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the East German government erected the Berlin Wall in order to keep its citizens from fleeing to the West.
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"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"