Historical figures of the Cold War
The atlas holds 92 people and 1,554 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Moments
- 1955 Foreign-correspondent assignment in Geneva Gabriel García Márquez
- 1955 Residence in Paris Gabriel García Márquez
- 1955 Photographed in China Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1955 Settled at Hickory Hill John F. Kennedy
- 1955 Takes over National Library directorship Jorge Luis Borges
- 1955 Stavropol home with Raisa Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1955 Opens Nirmala Shishu Bhavan Mother Teresa
- 1955 Flight research at Edwards Neil Armstrong
- 1955 NACA research pilot at Lewis Neil Armstrong
- 1955 Settles at La Californie Pablo Picasso
- 1955 Relocates to Stavropol Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1955 Paints in his Portlligat studio Salvador Dalí
- 1955 Air-force pilot training Yuri Gagarin
- 1955 Birth in San Francisco Steve Jobs
- 1955 Dies at Princeton Hospital Albert Einstein
- 1955 Afro-Asian Conference Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1955 Release and return to Havana Fidel Castro
- 1955 State visit to Oslo Elizabeth II
- 1955 Honorary degree at Harvard Helen Keller
- 1955 Departure for Soviet, Chinese, and Mongolian visits Ho Chi Minh
- 1955 State visit to the Soviet Union Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1955 Observes the Freedom Charter's adoption Nelson Mandela
- 1955 Birth in Hefei Li Keqiang
- 1955 Disneyland opening and dedication Walt Disney
- 1955 Move to Stavropol Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1955 Marriage to Hilda Gadea in Mexico Che Guevara
- 1955 Heart attack in Colorado Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1955 Debut of O Mundo é das Mulheres Hebe Camargo
- 1955 Proceeds to Cape Town Nelson Mandela
- 1955 Travels through Transkei Nelson Mandela
- 1955 Grand Ole Opry appearance Elvis Presley
- 1955 First O'Donnell Lecture J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1955 Japan trip for National Museum project Le Corbusier
- 1955 Attendance at UN human-rights message reading Gabriela Mistral
- 1955 Birth in Changchun Liu Xiaobo
- 1955 Leads Holt Street mass meeting Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1956 Civilian-truce appeal in Algiers Albert Camus
- 1956 Refused entry after landing in Johannesburg Doris Lessing
- 1956 Threat received in a Bulawayo café Doris Lessing
- 1956 Writing in the Latin Quarter Gabriel García Márquez
- 1956 Suez planning mission to France Golda Meir
- 1956 Antibiotics facility visit with Nehru Indira Gandhi
- 1956 University of Buenos Aires professorship Jorge Luis Borges
- 1956 New Frontier Hotel engagement Judy Garland
- 1956 Continued Bus Stop filming in Phoenix Marilyn Monroe
- 1956 Filmed Bus Stop in Sun Valley Marilyn Monroe
- 1956 Addresses crowd after home bombing Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1956 Performs at Park Güell Salvador Dalí
- 1956 First Las Vegas residency Elvis Presley
- 1956 Milton Berle Show aboard USS Hancock Elvis Presley