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Winston Churchill warns of the descent of an Iron Curtain in Europe
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Founding of the state of israel
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US starts the Berlin Airlift to Aid Berliners
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NATO formed to block Russia
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North Korea invades South Korea
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United Nations forces land at Inch'on
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Chinese Soldiers Capture Seoul
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Julius & Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage against the US
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Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes president of the US
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Armistice ends the Korean War
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In the Case, "Brown v. Board of Education", Marshall declares racial segregation of schools illegal
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Waraw Pact formed to counter NATO
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Israel attacks Egypt sparking the Suez Canal crisis
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The "Little Rock Nine" finally enter Central High School
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Sputnik satellite launched
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Russia builds the Berlin Wall
