St. Louis in the Cold War

The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1951 to 1967. The most recorded lives are Jacques Chirac, T. S. Eliot and Lee Kuan Yew.

Notable people

1. Jacques Chirac

   in 1953

   1 moment here

   French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…

2. Lee Kuan Yew

   in 1967

   1 moment here

   Singaporean barrister and statesman who co-founded the People’s Action Party and served as Singapore’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990.…

3. Olivia de Havilland

   in 1951

   1 moment here

   Olivia de Havilland was a British-American-French actress whose career ranged from California community theatre and Warner Bros.…

4. Tina Turner

   in 1956

   1 moment here

   Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) was an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, actress, and author.…

5. T. S. Eliot

   in 1953

   1 moment here

   Thomas Stearns Eliot was a St. Louis-born poet, critic, editor, and playwright who studied in Massachusetts, Paris, Germany, and Oxford before making…

Moments

1. 1951 Candida opens in St. Louis Olivia de Havilland
2. 1953 Work at Anheuser-Busch Jacques Chirac
3. 1953 Washington University commencement address T. S. Eliot
4. 1956 Move to St. Louis Tina Turner
5. 1967 New York luncheon and St. Louis speech Lee Kuan Yew

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