Denver in the Cold War
The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1951 to 1979. The most recorded lives are Dwight D. Eisenhower, Muhammad Ali and Gerald Ford.
Notable people
Ahmed Sékou Touré
in 1979
1 moment here
Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1955
1 moment here
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Gerald Ford
in 1977
1 moment here
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…
Grace Kelly
in 1951
1 moment here
American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…
Muhammad Ali
in 1979
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Moments
- 1951 Summer-stock work at Elitch Theatre Grace Kelly
- 1955 Heart attack in Colorado Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1977 Move to Denver Gerald Ford
- 1979 Lyle Alzado exhibition Muhammad Ali
- 1979 U.S. visit to Denver Ahmed Sékou Touré