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Birth of the United States
The United States was founded on July 4th, 1776 during the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia. The thirteen colonies were the original states and were organized for independence. The first leader of the United States was president George Washington. -
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Cold War
The Cold War is a war that happened between Russia and the United States from 1947 until 1991. After World War 2, both Russia and the United States wanted to be the "best" country. So they kept arguing and declaring threats and such. -
Birth of Russia
Russia was founded on December 25th, 1991. The capital of Russia is Moscow. The first president of Russia was Boris Yeltsin. Russia was founded because of the collapse of the Soviet Union.