-
Trinity the bomb
The united states creates the first atomic bomb and decides to nickname her trinity. -
Hiroshima, Japan
after creating the atomic bomb the united states bombs Hiroshima. -
Indian Independence
The united Kingdom passes the Indian Independence act of 1947 -
End of violence
Mahatma Gandhi announced fast to end Hindi/ Muslim violence in Delhi. -
Berlin Airlift Begins
On June 26, 1984 the first planes took off from bases in England and western Germany and landed in West Berlin -
Nato
The north Atlantic Treaty Organization was signed on April 4, 1949. An intergovernmental military alliance. -
The Red Army
A national uprising that began 12 days before in Hungary is viciously crushed by Soviet tanks and troops on this day in 1956. -
Spunik
The Soviet Union successfully launches sputnik the worlds first artificially Satellite. -
Humans in space
On April 12, 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Aleksyevich Gagarin becomes the first human being to travel into space -
China gets the bomb
China successfully exploded its first atomic bomb. The Soviet union agreed to aid china technologically in the development of the Nuclear industry. -
Troops to the Dominican Republic
The United States sends troops to the Dominican Republic. -
A non-communist Government
Hungary declares a non- communist government in October of 1989. -
Soviet union gone
The soviet Union is abolished. Borris Yeltsin becomes president of Russia