Buckinghamshire in the Cold War

The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 1960 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Abebe Bikila, Richard Nixon and Muammar Gaddafi.

Abebe Bikila
from 1969 to 1970
2 moments here
Ethiopian marathon runner and Imperial Guard officer who won Olympic marathon gold in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964, both in world-record time.…
Chinua Achebe
in 1990
1 moment here
Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…
Elizabeth Taylor
in 1960
1 moment here
British-American actress and HIV/AIDS activist. Born in London, Taylor moved to Southern California in 1939, became a major Hollywood star, worked…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1966
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Richard Nixon
in 1970
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…