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Period: to
1951 to 1965
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Eisenhower delivers the "Atoms for Peace" speech
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Eisenhower signs the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
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Soviet Union successfully launches Spuntink 1
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Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania become the world's first nuclear power plant.
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Eisenhower announces a moratorium on nuclear weapons testing to begin on October 31
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John F. Kennedy is inaugurated President
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East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall
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Kennedy is assassinated
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U.S launches the first nuclear reactor in space (SNAP-10A)
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First major power blackout covers the northeast United Sates