New York in the Cold War

The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1951 to 1983. The most recorded lives are Hirohito, Toni Morrison and Corazon Aquino.

Notable people

1. Corazon Aquino

   in 1953

   1 moment here

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

2. Hirohito

   in 1975

   1 moment here

   Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.…

3. Ngô Đình Diệm

   in 1957

   1 moment here

   Ngô Đình Diệm was a Vietnamese civil servant, nationalist politician, prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and first president of the Republic of…

4. Toni Morrison

   in 1983

   1 moment here

   Toni Morrison (Chloe Ardelia Wofford) was an American novelist, editor, and professor whose career moved through Ohio, Washington, D.C., New York,…

5. Tony Curtis

   in 1951

   1 moment here

   American actor Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz) worked in film, television, theatre, and painting over a career spanning six decades.…

Moments

1. 1951 Elopement and marriage to Janet Leigh Tony Curtis
2. 1953 College graduation in the Bronx Corazon Aquino
3. 1957 Return to Maryknoll Seminary Ngô Đình Diệm
4. 1975 Visit in Westchester County Hirohito
5. 1983 Nyack boathouse residence Toni Morrison

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