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Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom and the commonwealth realms upon the death of King George VI -
Joseph Stalin
latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/thehistoryofargentina/p/09juanperon.htmJoseph Stalin dies on March 5, yielding his position as leader of the Soviet Union -
Juan Peron
Juan Peron Juan Peron spends his last full year as president of Argentina before a September 1955 coup -
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Nikita Khrushchev
[Nikita Khrushchev ](http://://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUSkhrushchev.htm)Nikita Khrushchev makes his famous secret speech denouncing Stalin’s “cult of personality” on February 23 -
sputnik
[sputnik](http://://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1) becomes the first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, making the start of the space race -