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communist government took over in chinanorth vietnam had become communist state led by Ho Chi Minhjoseph mccartthy made the astonishing allegation that he had a list of names of over 200 communist working directly for the us governmentby the end of 1954 mccarthy was seen to be a liar however this did not stop the anticommunist feelings in the usaeisenhower becomes us presidentbattle at dien bien phugeneva agreement is signedelections in south vietnamnorth vietnam stats terror campaign against officials in diems goverenmentnational liberation front [NLF] is set upkennedy becomes us presidentdiem starta the strategic hamlet programmebusshist monk quang duc sets fire to hieslf in protestdiem is assassinated in south vietnamkennedy is assassinated in texasSoviet Union -Sputnik 3 Launched
The Soviet Union successfully launches the Sputnik 3 satellite on The satellite carried twelve experiments into space and its mission was to study the composition of the atmosphere and cosmic rays while orbiting the Earth. At the time, Sputnik 3 was the largest satellite ever launched and it weighed nearly 3000 pounds. The cone-shaped satellite remained operational for 692 days before it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere in April of 1960,United States Vice President Richard Nixon and the Soviet Union’s Premier Nikita Khrushchev engage in an impromptu debate on July 24th. The exchange took place at a U.S. trade show being held in Moscow. Known as the “Kitchen Debate,” the two leaders argued the merits of capitalism and communism while standing in a model of a modern kitchen displayed for the American National Exhibition. The whole encounter was filmed by American press and aired in both nations.cuba bay of pigsberlin wall was builtFirst Men In Space
John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth in February of 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis when USSR plans to deploy Missiles in Cuba brings the world to the brink of world war, the US blockades Cuba and the USSR agrees to dismantle Soviet Silos Begins On October 15th ends on November 20thCuban Missile Crisis endsUSSR - The First Woman in Space
The Soviet Union launches the Vostok 6 spacecraft, carrying Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.Russia / US - "hot line" established
The United States and the Soviet Union agree to establish a "hot line" on June 20th a direct communication system between the two nations to prevent a possible Nuclear War.The Chernobyl disaster, also referred to as the Chernobyl accident, was a catastrophic nuclear accident. It occurred on 26 April 1986 in the No.4 light water graphite moderated reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, in what was then part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union (USSR).The first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2 mission, on 13 September 1959Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the Moon. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on July 20, 1969,
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