Oslo in the Cold War

The atlas holds 7 people and 7 moments here, from 1948 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II and Martin Luther King Jr..

Notable people

1. Winston Churchill

   in 1948

   1 moment here

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

2. Elizabeth II

   in 1955

   1 moment here

   Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

3. Martin Luther King Jr.

   in 1964

   1 moment here

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

4. Mikhail Gorbachev

   in 1991

   1 moment here

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

5. Mother Teresa

   in 1979

   1 moment here

   Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…

6. Helen Keller

   in 1957

   1 moment here

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

7. Liu Xiaobo

   in 1988

   1 moment here

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

Moments

1. 1948 Speaks in Oslo Winston Churchill
2. 1955 State visit to Oslo Elizabeth II
3. 1957 Tour of Scandinavia Helen Keller
4. 1964 Accepts Nobel Peace Prize Martin Luther King Jr.
5. 1979 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech Mother Teresa
6. 1988 Visiting scholar at the University of Oslo Liu Xiaobo
7. 1991 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance Mikhail Gorbachev

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