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Soviets detonate an atomic bomb
The soviets conduct their first nuclear test called, RDS-1 at the Semipalatinsk test site . The device had a yield of 22 kilotons -
Korean war
The Korean War was between north’s and South Korea when North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along the border and insurrections in the south -
Rosenbergs executed
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens who were accused and convicted of spying in the behalf of the USSR and were penalized by electrocution -
McCarthy hearings
Series of hearings held by the United States senates subcommittee on investigations to investigate conflicting accusations between the U.S army and U.S senator Joseph McCarthy -
Sputnik orbit
Sputnik was the first artificial earth satellite launched by the Soviet Union. It orbited for 3 weeks before it fell back into the atmosphere -
NASA created
The U.S Congress passes legislation establishing National Aeronautics and space administration, a civilian agency responsible for coordinating America’s activities in space -
Fidel Castro seizes power
After Batista’s overthrow in 1959, Castro assumed military and political power as Cuba’s prime minister. The U.S came to oppose Castro’s government and unsuccessfully attempting to remove him by assasination. -
Geneva accords signed
The settlement of the situation relating to Afghanistan, were signed at the Geneva headquarters of the United Nations, between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the U.S and the Soviet Union serving as guarantors