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Joe McCarthy's Era
https://www.biography.com/political-figure/joseph-m McCarthy ran for the judgeship in Wisconsin’s Tenth Judicial Circuit, a race he worked at relentlessly and won, becoming Wisconsin’s youngest circuit judge ever elected at the age of 30. Then n 1946, McCarthy won his race in an upset against Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr. and entered the U.S. Congress as the youngest member of the Senate. -
U2 Spy Plane Shot down
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-u-2-spy-plane-shot-down The U2 was shot down by the Soviet Air Defense Forces. The aircraft was flown by the pilot Francis Gary Powers, who was hit with an S-75 Dvina surface-to-air missile. This event occurred during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower. -
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Korean War
https://www.history.com/topics/korea/korean-war the Korean War began when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army poured across the 38th parallel. The North Korean invasion came as an alarming surprise to American officials. The North Korea capital was in UN control on October 19, 1950. -
Start of Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-rosenberg-trial-begins The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg was in New York Southern District federal court. The Rosenbergs, were defended by the father and son team of Emanuel and Alexander Bloch. -
Fusion Bombs for the U.S
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Mike Ivy Mike was the code name given to the first fusion bombs. Because of its physical size and and fusion fuel size it was not considered a deliverable weapon. -
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The Presidency of Dwight D Eisenhower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Dwight_D._Eisenhower He was an American army general and statesman who served as the 34th president of the U.S. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is created, and Eisenhower signed the Submerged Lands Act. -
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Nikita Khrushchev as the Premier the Soviet Union
https://www.biography.com/political-figure/nikita-khrushchev Nikita Khrushchev became a member of the Central Committee in 1934. During World War II he also worked with the military to further Soviet control over Poland and Ukraine. On February 24, 1956, he denounced the excesses of Stalin era for several hours. -
Fusion Bombs for the USSR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_atomic_bomb_project The Soviet atomic bomb project was authorized by Joseph Stalin. The full-scale program for the bomb was initiated during World War II. -
The Hungarian Uprising
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956 The Hungarian uprising (better known as the Hungarian revolution) was a nationwide revolution. The revolt spread across Hungary, and the government collapsed because of this. -
The Launch of Sputnik 1
https://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4397868/Sputnik-1-launches--October-4--1957 The Sputnik 1 was a satellite that was launched by the Soviet Union. The satellite was also 585 mm diameter sphere that traveled at about 29,000 kilometers per hour.
