The Beginning of the Cold War By 3023784 Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Conference Starts Feb 11, 1945 Yalta Conference Ends Jul 17, 1945 Potsdam Conference Oct 24, 1945 Creation of United Nations Mar 26, 1947 J. Edgar Hoover Testifies Before HUAC Apr 4, 1947 Creation of Nato Jun 26, 1948 The Berlin Airlift Jun 25, 1950 Korean War Starts Jun 19, 1953 Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Jul 27, 1953 Korean War Ends Apr 22, 1954 Beginning of the McCarthy Hearings Jun 17, 1954 End of the McCarthy Hearings Oct 23, 1956 Start of the Hungarian Uprising Oct 29, 1956 Start of the Suez Crisis Nov 7, 1956 End of the Suez Crisis Nov 11, 1956 End of the Hungarian Uprising Oct 4, 1957 Launching of Sputnik Jul 29, 1958 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Founded May 1, 1960 Capture of Captain Francis Gary Powers