New York City in the Cold War

The atlas holds 139 people and 301 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Andy Warhol, John Lennon and Édith Piaf.

Notable people

1. Abdelaziz Bouteflika

   from 1971 to 1974

   2 moments here

   Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…

2. Abdus Salam

   in 1984

   1 moment here

   Pakistani theoretical physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate whose career connected education in Punjab and Cambridge with professorships in Lahore…

3. Ahmed Sékou Touré

   from 1959 to 1982

   3 moments here

   Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…

4. Alberto Fujimori

   in 1991

   1 moment here

   Peruvian agricultural engineer, university rector, and president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. His presidency combined market reforms and…

5. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

   in 1975

   1 moment here

   Soviet and Russian novelist, essayist, historian, dissident, and Nobel laureate whose writings on Soviet political repression and the Gulag made him…

6. Alexander Prokhorov

   in 1959

   1 moment here

   Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov was an Australian-born Soviet and Russian physicist whose work in quantum electronics helped lead to the maser and…

7. Alexei Leonov

   in 1975

   1 moment here

   Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, aviator, artist, and writer. Leonov became the first person to conduct a spacewalk on 18 March 1965 and commanded Soyuz…

8. Ali Khamenei

   in 1987

   1 moment here

   Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…

9. Andy Warhol

   from 1949 to 1987

   14 moments here

   American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…

10. Anthony Quinn

    from 1947 to 1983

    7 moments here

    Mexican-American actor, painter, sculptor, writer, and civil-rights supporter Anthony Quinn (Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca) worked in film,…

11. Aretha Franklin

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil-rights activist known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her documented movements span childhood relocations…

12. Ariel Sharon

    in 1974

    1 moment here

    Israeli military officer and politician. Sharon was born in Kfar Malal in Mandatory Palestine, served in major Israeli military campaigns from 1948…

13. Astrud Gilberto

    from 1963 to 1981

    7 moments here

    Brazilian-American singer and songwriter best known for her English-language vocals on “The Girl from Ipanema.” Born in Salvador, she grew up in Rio…

14. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

    from 1977 to 1978

    2 moments here

    Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…

15. Audrey Hepburn

    from 1951 to 1991

    3 moments here

    British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…

16. Benazir Bhutto

    from 1971 to 1984

    2 moments here

    Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…

17. Bhumibol Adulyadej

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up partly in Thailand and Switzerland,…

18. Bob Marley

    from 1968 to 1980

    4 moments here

    Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Wailers made reggae an international musical force.…

19. Carlos Fuentes

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…

20. Carrie Fisher

    from 1973 to 1983

    3 moments here

    Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…

21. Celia Cruz

    from 1957 to 1990

    3 moments here

    Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer celebrated internationally as the “Queen of Salsa.” Born in Havana, she rose to fame with Sonora Matancera,…

22. Charlie Chaplin

    in 1952

    1 moment here

    English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…

23. Che Guevara

    in 1964

    2 moments here

    Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…

24. Chien-Shiung Wu

    in 1963

    1 moment here

    Chinese-American experimental physicist whose career moved from Jiangsu and eastern China to California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,…

Moments

1. 1947 National Conference on the German Problem Eleanor Roosevelt
2. 1947 United Nations headquarters design work Oscar Niemeyer
3. 1947 Arrival for United States lecture tour Simone de Beauvoir
4. 1947 Lions Club address during world tour Helen Keller
5. 1947 American opening night at Playhouse Theatre Édith Piaf
6. 1947 The Gentleman From Athens on Broadway Anthony Quinn
7. 1948 Versailles Club engagement Édith Piaf
8. 1948 New York fundraising accident Golda Meir
9. 1948 Meeting Robert Craft in New York Igor Stravinsky
10. 1948 Webb and Knapp career begins I. M. Pei
11. 1948 Home with Toba Metz Stanley Kubrick
12. 1948 A Streetcar Named Desire replacement Anthony Quinn
13. 1948 Inauguration as Columbia president Dwight D. Eisenhower
14. 1948 Residence at Stuyvesant Town Isaac Asimov
15. 1948 Second Versailles Club run Édith Piaf
16. 1949 Graduation from Notre Dame Convent School Corazon Aquino
17. 1949 American Academy of Dramatic Arts graduation Grace Kelly
18. 1949 Visiting professorship at Columbia University Hideki Yukawa
19. 1949 Moves to New York City Andy Warhol
20. 1949 Versailles performance after Cerdan's death Édith Piaf
21. 1950 As You Like It at the Cort Theatre Katharine Hepburn
22. 1950 A Streetcar Named Desire revival Anthony Quinn
23. 1950 Departure via New York V. S. Naipaul
24. 1950 Three-month Versailles booking Édith Piaf
25. 1951 Cleopatra repertory on Broadway Vivien Leigh
26. 1951 Broadway opening as Juliet Olivia de Havilland
27. 1951 Palace Theatre opening Judy Garland
28. 1951 Broadway opening of Gigi Audrey Hepburn
29. 1952 Gertie at the Plymouth Theatre Glynis Johns
30. 1952 Residence at the Waldorf apartment Herbert Hoover
31. 1952 Marriage to David Foster Glynis Johns
32. 1952 Candida closes in New York Olivia de Havilland
33. 1952 New York Republican fundraiser Richard Nixon
34. 1952 Boards Queen Elizabeth in New York Charlie Chaplin
35. 1952 Marriage to Jacques Pills in New York Édith Piaf
36. 1952 The Millionairess opens on Broadway Katharine Hepburn
37. 1953 Joined Columbia University Tsung-Dao Lee
38. 1953 Visits Eisenhower and Truman in the United States Winston Churchill
39. 1953 Chile delegate at the UN Commission on the Status of Women Gabriela Mistral
40. 1953 Atoms for Peace address Dwight D. Eisenhower
41. 1954 Tea and Sympathy on Broadway Joan Fontaine
42. 1954 Post-state-visit stop in New York Syngman Rhee
43. 1954 Broadway run of Ondine Audrey Hepburn
44. 1955 Killer's Kiss shooting in Times Square Stanley Kubrick
45. 1955 United Nations trusteeship appeal Julius Nyerere
46. 1955 Meeting Dag Hammarskjöld in New York Saint-John Perse
47. 1955 Attendance at UN human-rights message reading Gabriela Mistral
48. 1956 Carnegie Hall triumph Édith Piaf
49. 1956 Wyckoff Lecture at New York University Macfarlane Burnet
50. 1956 Major Barbara at the Martin Beck Theatre Glynis Johns

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