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House Un-Americans Activities Committee formed
HUAC Formed The people who took lead in setting up this committee intended to protect citizens of the United States. -
Truman Doctrine
Harry S. Truman, announced details to Congress of what eventually became known as the Truman Doctrine. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was the primary program of the United States for rebuilding and creating a stronger economic foundation for the countries of Western Europe. -
Berlin Airlift
In response, the Western Allies organized the Berlin Airlift to carry supplies to the people in West Berlin. -
NATO formation
NATO was designed to provide strong military forces to balance the threat from the Soviet Union. -
Era of McCarthysm begins
McCarthyism is the politically motivated practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. -
Korean War: North Corean Invasion of South Korea
The United Nations quickly condemned the invasion as an act of aggression, demanded the withdrawal of North Korean troops from the South, and called upon its members to aid South Korea. -
Rosenberg Execution
June 19 marks the anniversary of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's historic execution in 1953. Found guilty of relaying U.S. military secrets to the Soviets, the Rosenbergs were the first U.S. civilians to be sentenced to death for espionage. -
Warsaw Pact formation
The Soviet Union initiated the Warsaw Pact in response to the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which in turn was formed in response to the perceived threat to European and North Atlantic nations by the Soviet Union. -
Sputnik 1 Launched
It was the first artificial satellite. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was fought between the communist North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations -
First Man in Space
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful attempt by a CIA -trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba, with support from US government armed forces, to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro. -
First American in Sapce
Alan Shepard was the first American in space. -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a concrete barrier built by the German Democratic Republic that completely enclosed the city of West Berlin, separating it from East Germany, including East Berlin. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba in October 1962, during the Cold War. -
First Man on the Moon
American Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the Moon.
