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Tag: Soviet Union

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26th December 1991: The USSR formally dissolved

  • 26th December 2020
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Gorbachev, Politics, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR

On the 26th December 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union met for the last time to formally dissolve itself and the Soviet Union.

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6th December 1956: USSR and Hungary ‘Blood in the Water’ Olympic match

  • 6th December 2020
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Hung, Hungary, Olympics, Politics, Russia, Soviet Union, Sport, USSR

On the 6th December 1956, the “Blood in the Water” water polo match took place between the USSR and Hungary.

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9th November 1979: A computer error at NORAD reports that the USSR had fired hundreds of nuclear missiles at the USA

  • 9th November 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Atomic Bomb, Cold War, Missile, NORAD, Nuclear, Soviet Union, United States, USA, USSR

When news of the incident reached the Soviet Union, party leader Leonid Brezhnev wrote to Carter condemning the ‘tremendous danger’ caused by the error.

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14th September 1959: The USSR sends the first man-made object to the Moon’s surface

  • 14th September 2020
  • Tagged as: Moon, Science, Soviet Union, Space, Space Race, Technology, USA, USSR

Shortly after midnight in Moscow, the Soviets became the first to successfully send a human-made object to the Moon.

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15th July 1975: The Apollo Soyuz Test Project lifted off

  • 15th July 2020
  • Tagged as: Science, Soviet Union, Space, Space Race, Technology, United States, USA, USSR

The two rockets of the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project launched from the USA and the USSR in the first international collaborative space mission.

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2nd May 1945: The Battle of Berlin ends with the German surrender to the USSR

  • 2nd May 2020
  • Tagged as: Berlin, Communism, Fascism, Germany, Hitler, Nazi, Second World War, Soviet Union, Stalin, USSR

The Battle of Berlin ended after German General Helmuth Weidling surrendered to Soviet General Vasily Chuikov.

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26th February 1935: Hitler formally establishes the Luftwaffe in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles

  • 26th February 2020
  • Tagged as: Aircraft, Germany, Goering, Hitler, Luftwaffe, Nazi, Soviet Union, Spanish Civil War, Treaty of Versailles, USSR

The German Empire established its first air force, the Fliegertruppe, in 1910 which saw extensive action in the First World War.

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20th January 1942: Nazi leaders meet at the Wannsee Conference

  • 20th January 2020
  • Tagged as: Berlin, Final Solution, Germany, Holocaust, Judaism, Nazi, Poland, Red Army, Second World War, Soviet Union, USSR

On the 20th January 1942, a number of senior Nazis met at the Wannsee Conference where they discussed what was referred to as the Final Solution to the Jewish Question.

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28th October 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis ends with USSR’s agreement to remove missiles

  • 28th October 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Atomic Bomb, Cold War, Cuba, Kennedy, Khrushchev, Missile, Nuclear, Soviet Union, USA, USSR, War

At 9:00 am on the 28th October 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis ended when Soviet Premier Khrushchev agreed to remove Russian nuclear missiles from the island of Cuba.

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30th August 1963: The Moscow-Washington hotline enters operation

  • 30th August 2019
  • Tagged as: Capitalism, Cold War, Communism, Kremlin, Moscow, Pentagon, Soviet Union, United States, USA, USSR, Washington

The Moscow–Washington hotline entered operation, providing a direct link between the Kremlin and the Pentagon.

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