Boston in the Cold War

The atlas holds 11 people and 15 moments here, from 1949 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Jorge Luis Borges, Helen Keller and Judy Garland.

Notable people

1. Jorge Luis Borges

   from 1967 to 1968

   2 moments here

   Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…

2. Helen Keller

   from 1955 to 1956

   2 moments here

   Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

3. Judy Garland

   from 1949 to 1967

   2 moments here

   American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…

4. Benazir Bhutto

   in 1969

   2 moments here

   Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…

5. Winston Churchill

   in 1949

   1 moment here

   Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

6. Martin Luther King Jr.

   in 1951

   1 moment here

   American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…

7. Kofi Annan

   in 1971

   1 moment here

   Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

8. Douglas Adams

   in 1984

   1 moment here

   English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…

9. Nadine Gordimer

   in 1969

   1 moment here

   South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…

10. Corazon Aquino

    in 1982

    1 moment here

    María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino political leader and president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.…

11. Raisa Gorbacheva

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

Moments

1. 1949 Speaks at MIT Winston Churchill
2. 1949 Hospitalization in Boston Judy Garland
3. 1951 Begins Boston University studies Martin Luther King Jr.
4. 1955 Honorary degree at Harvard Helen Keller
5. 1956 Keller-Macy Cottage dedication Helen Keller
6. 1967 Norton Lectures at Harvard Jorge Luis Borges
7. 1967 Free concert on Boston Common Judy Garland
8. 1968 Continuation of Norton Lectures Jorge Luis Borges
9. 1969 Begins undergraduate study at Harvard Benazir Bhutto
10. 1969 Vietnam-war protest Benazir Bhutto
11. 1969 Visiting lecturer at Harvard University Nadine Gordimer
12. 1971 Management study at MIT Sloan Kofi Annan
13. 1982 Exile residence in Boston Corazon Aquino
14. 1984 Visited Infocom's Boston offices Douglas Adams
15. 1990 Wellesley College commencement address Raisa Gorbacheva

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