On the 5th January 1968, the Prague Spring began when Alexander Dubček became the new First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
15th June 1859: The Pig War begins between the USA and Britain
15th June 2020
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.
On the 20th December 1917, the Russian Bolshevik secret police known as the Cheka was established.
On the 6th December 1956, the “Blood in the Water” water polo match took place between the USSR and Hungary.
Shortly after midnight in Moscow, the Soviets became the first to successfully send a human-made object to the Moon.
9th August 1974: Richard Nixon resigns as President of the USA
9th August 2020
7th August 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by US Congress
7th August 2020
6th August 1945: The USA drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
6th August 2020
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018