New York City in the Cold War

The atlas holds 40 people and 74 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Ernest Hemingway, Margaret Thatcher and Gabriel García Márquez.

Notable people

  1. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

  2. Margaret Thatcher

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

  3. Gabriel García Márquez

    in 1961

    1 moment here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

  4. Mikhail Gorbachev

    in 1988

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  5. Jimmy Carter

    in 1976

    1 moment here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

  6. George H. W. Bush

    in 1971

    1 moment here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  7. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

  8. Kofi Annan

    in 1983

    1 moment here

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

  9. Helen Keller

    in 1947

    1 moment here

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

  10. Rafael Orozco Maestre

    in 1981

    1 moment here

    Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter, co-founder and lead singer of Binomio de Oro with accordionist Israel Romero.…

  11. Diana, Princess of Wales

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…

  12. Tupac Shakur

    in 1971

    1 moment here

    American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…

  13. Nadine Gordimer

    in 1971

    1 moment here

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

  14. Liu Xiaobo

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human-rights activist, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…

  15. Corazon Aquino

    in 1949

    1 moment here

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

  16. George Michael

    in 1991

    1 moment here

    English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…

Moments

  1. 1979 Copacabana live comedy recording Robin Williams
  2. 1979 United Nations General Assembly speech Fidel Castro
  3. 1979 Launches presidential campaign in New York Ronald Reagan
  4. 1980 Modeling discovery at Carnegie Hall Whitney Houston
  5. 1980 Censored Scenes From King Kong on Broadway Carrie Fisher
  6. 1980 Madison Square Garden shows Freddie Mercury
  7. 1981 Madison Square Garden performance Rafael Orozco Maestre
  8. 1982 Saturday Night Live appearance Freddie Mercury
  9. 1983 Agnes of God at the Music Box Theatre Carrie Fisher
  10. 1983 UN Secretariat director in New York Kofi Annan
  11. 1983 38th UN General Assembly Indira Gandhi
  12. 1984 Political meetings in New York Benazir Bhutto
  13. 1986 Martin Luther King Jr. celebration performance Whitney Houston
  14. 1986 Relocation to Fort Lee Whitney Houston
  15. 1988 Waiting for Godot at Lincoln Center Robin Williams
  16. 1988 United Negro College Fund benefit Whitney Houston
  17. 1988 Governors Island Summit Mikhail Gorbachev
  18. 1989 Solo visit to New York and Harlem Hospital Diana, Princess of Wales
  19. 1989 Visiting scholar in New York Liu Xiaobo
  20. 1989 UN General Assembly address Margaret Thatcher
  21. 1990 Arista AIDS benefit concert Whitney Houston
  22. 1990 Addresses the United Nations Nelson Mandela
  23. 1990 Welcomed in New York Nelson Mandela
  24. 1991 Cover to Cover concert at Madison Square Garden George Michael

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