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Germany invades U.S.S.R.
Germany decides to invade the Soviet Union. -
Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill gives his Iron Curtain speech at Westminster College in Missouri. -
Berlin Airlift
United States evacuates residents of East Berlin. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization formed. -
Korean War
War between North and South Korea begins. -
Joseph Stalin Dies
The leader of the Soviet Union during WWII dies -
Rosebergs Executed
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for espionage.