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Pather Panchali, the first film in The Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, was released and went on to win many Indian and…
A white U.S. soldier raped and murdered a five-year-old local girl in Kadena, Okinawa.
The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J
During hearings investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy, Army l
During hearings investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy, Army l
Carlos Castillo Armas led a CIA-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, beginning the 1954 Guatemalan cou
Carlos Castillo Armas led a CIA-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, beginning the 1954 Guatemalan cou
Jacobo Árbenz resigned as President of Guatemala following a CIA-led coup against his administration
A limited state of martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, due to organized crime.
In the midst of a political crisis, Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas fatally shot himself in the Catete Palace in…
Eight nations signed a collective-defense treaty in Manila to create the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (flag…
Eight nations signed a collective-defense treaty in Manila to create the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (flag…
A magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck near Chlef, killing over 1,200 people and forcing the Algerian government to…
Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (pictured) were executed as spies for passing nuclear weapons secrets to the Soviet
The Battle of the Samichon River, the last engagement of the Korean War, ended a few hours before the signing of the…
An armistice was signed (pictured) to end hostilities in the Korean War, officially making the division of Korea…
An armistice was signed to end hostilities in the Korean War, officially making the division of Korea indefinite by…
First Indochina War: The French Union withdrew its forces from Operation Camargue against the Việt Minh in central…
Japan and the Republic of China signed the Treaty of Taipei, officially ending the Second Sino-Japanese War seven years