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Soviets detónate an atomic bomb
On august 29, tested a explosive atomic bomb. It happen at Joe-1. The U.S did respond -
Korean War
Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korean. Neither side one -
Rosenbergs executed
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to soviets -
Geneva accords signed
A French agreement to withdraw their troops from northern Vietnam -
McCarthy hearing
A series of hearing held by the United States senates subcommittee. -
Sputnik orbit
The first artificial earth satellite. It lasted 3 weeks before the battery died. It fell back to earth on Christmas Day 1957 -
NASA created
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was created because of exploring other planets -
Fidel Castro seizes power
He assumed military and political powers as Cuba’s prime minister