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House Un-American Activities Committee formed
Although huac investigated disloyalty among fascists as well as communists -
Yalta Conference
major World War II conference of the three chief Allied leaders -
Potsdam Conference
a meeting of the victorious leaders of the Allies in Europe -
United Nations formation
United Nations Day is celebrated on 24 October each year. -
Truman Doctrine
policy of aid -
Marshall Plan
large-scale economic program -
Berlin Airlift
air transport of vital necessities to West Berlin -
NATO formation
North Atlantic Treaty Organization -
Era of McCarthyism begins
United States Senator Joe McCarthy begins his crusade against suspected Communists in the United States government -
North Korean Invasion of South Korea
the invasion of South Korea by North Korean troops -
Rosenberg Execution
At around 8 p.m. the U.S. government sent Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to the electric chair -
Armistice Signed Ending Korean War
North Korea, and South Korea agree to an armistice, bringing the Korean War to an end. -
Warsaw Pact formation
The Soviet Union initiated the Warsaw Pact in response to the formation of nato -
Sputnik 1 Launched
the first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite -
First Man in Space
soviet unoin put first man in space -
First American in Space
Alan B. Shepard, Jr first american in space -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
the East German government erected the Berlin Wall in order to keep its citizens from fleeing to the West. -
First Man on the Moon
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
