1641 events
The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pac
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pac
Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the
Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins
The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories
The first clinical trials of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine begin in Fairfax County, Virginia
Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13
The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v
Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid"
Nuclear weapons testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test
Nuclear weapons testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test
The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of t
The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of t
The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to
The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to
The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer