Tag: cold war

ON THIS DAY: Fidel Castro becomes Prime Minister of Cuba (1959)

On 16 February 1959, Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba, just weeks after the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista. The...

ON THIS DAY: the Brandenburg Gate reopened (1989)

On this day in 1989, the Brandenburg Gate reopened, becoming one of the most powerful symbols of Germany’s path toward reunification. The landmark had been...

ON THIS DAY: Malta summit ends Cold War (1989)

Aboard the storm-battered Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky, two men changed history. After two days of talks rocked by Force 10 gales in Marsaxlokk Bay,...

ON THIS DAY: The Soviets detonate Tsar Bomba (1961)

On 30 October 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the Tsar Bomba over the remote Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, producing the most...

ON THIS DAY: Cuban missile crisis begins (1962)

On this day in 1962, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war as the Cuban Missile Crisis began. The 13-day confrontation between the...

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ON THIS DAY: The Treaty of Lausanne is signed (1923)

Signed on 24 July 1923, the landmark agreement established...
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