The Ending of theCold War

By moneim143

  • Soviet Union launches Sputnik I

  • NASA is formed

  • Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to enter space and return safely.

  • Alan Shepard becomes the first American man in space

    May 5, 1961--With the launch of Freedom 7, Alan Shepard becomes the first American man in space

  • The first US helicopters arrive in Vietnam, carrying 400 soldiers.

  • US Helicopters Ordered to Shoot First

  • Battle at Que Son Valley

  • Largest Anti-War Protest

  • Pres. Nixon Begins Withdrawal

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