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Cold War
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Cold War Begins
SU and other communists begin a scare throughout the world of communism -
Winston Churchill Gives Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill gives the famous iron curtain speech in Fulton, MO, showing a new viewpoint of the soviets and giving attention to the cold war -
Berlin Blockade Begins
The Soviet Union blocked off Berlin from supplies in attempt to force them into communism -
Korean War Begins
A political division of china resulted in a large dispute between North and South Korea, getting many countries including the US involved -
Rick is Born
Rick Ovens is Born to Charles and Menis Ovens. -
KGB Established
The infamous secret spy/police agency of the SU is established, severely inflicting invasions of privacy -
Father Died
Rick Ovens’ father died in a car accident ( he was a taxi driver) -
Fidel Castro takes over Cuba
Radical leader Fidel Castro takes over Cuba with his strategic thinking. -
Had his story in the newspaper
He wrote a story for a local contest which he won. It was published in the local newspaper. He won a bike for the story. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The SU and Cuba are allied against the US, threatening with nuclear warfare and MAD. -
Graduated Highschool
It was a small school but he was top of the class, good kid -
First Year of College
Went to some art school in New York -
First "Real" Play
Rick acted in his 1st official play after school. -
Went to live in Mexico with his girlfriend
Moved to mexico with his Spanish girlfriend so she could be close to her family -
Vietnam War Ends
The end of the Vietnam war, not sure who won still -
Adopted his Kid
His girlfriend couldn’t have a kid so they adopted a child -
Married Girlfriend
Rick and his girlfriend got married in Chihuaha -
Communism starts to fall apart
Communist Governments in Poland, East Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Romania fall -
Moved to Kansas City
He’s been here since then -
Cold War Ends
Supporters of Communism stage an unsuccessful coup. Soviet Union is then abolished and Boris Yeltsin becomes President of Russia.
