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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
Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin
The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic
The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic
Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York
Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The…
Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek,…
Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek,…
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position…
Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice…
Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice…
First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central…
Thermonuclear bomb testing: The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4) using a…
Thermonuclear bomb testing: The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4) using a…
Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah…
Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah…
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