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Creation of Israel
David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel. U.S. President Harry S. Truman recognized the new nation on the same day. -
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Berlin Airlift
Soviet Union cut off all traffic and water to West Berlin. Soviets hoped allies would give up West Berlin or idea or reuniting Germany. American and British officials fly in supplies for 11 months. -
Soviets launch Sputnik
Soviets launch Sputnik, the first unmanned satellite, into space. They used an intercontinental ballistic missile. U.S. responds by pouring money into space education. -
Cuba: Bay of Pigs
CIA trains anti-Castro Cuban exiles to invade Cuba. There Goal was to overthrow the government. U.S. doesnt provide necessary support. The invaders are easily defeated. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets secretly build missile sites in Cuba. Discovered by U.S. spy plane. It was viewed as a threat to the U.S. Soviets agree to remove missiles if U.S. doesnt invade Cuba. -
Assasination of Egypt President Sadat
President Anwar Sadat was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981. -
Tiananmen Square protest
Students want a pollitical reform. They want a Democratic change in government. Wanted to overthrow the Communist party. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
New leader of East Germany tries to restore stability by allowing people to leave. This results in the collapse of the communist party and the Berlin Wall. -
Assasination of Yitzhak Rabin
On the evening of 4 November 19 Rabin was assassinated by Yigal Amir, a radical right-wing Orthodox Jew who opposed the signing of the Oslo Accords.
