Ottawa in the Cold War

The atlas holds 12 people and 16 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and George H. W. Bush.

Notable people

  1. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

    in 1966

    1 moment here

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

  2. Dorothy Hodgkin

    in 1966

    1 moment here

    English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…

  3. George H. W. Bush

    from 1989 to 1991

    2 moments here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  4. Harry S. Truman

    in 1947

    1 moment here

    Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…

  5. Indira Gandhi

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  6. John F. Kennedy

    in 1961

    2 moments here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

  7. Mikhail Gorbachev

    in 1990

    1 moment here

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

  8. Olav V

    in 1987

    1 moment here

    Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…

  9. Patrice Lumumba

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    Congolese independence leader and first prime minister of the Republic of the Congo. Lumumba worked in Stanleyville, led the Mouvement National…

  10. Richard Nixon

    in 1972

    1 moment here

    Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…

  11. Ronald Reagan

    from 1981 to 1987

    3 moments here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  12. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…

Moments

  1. 1947 Official visit to Canada Harry S. Truman
  2. 1960 Request for Canadian assistance Patrice Lumumba
  3. 1961 Addressed Canadian Parliament John F. Kennedy
  4. 1961 Made state visit to Ottawa John F. Kennedy
  5. 1966 Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  6. 1966 Seminar at the National Research Council Dorothy Hodgkin
  7. 1972 State visit to Ottawa Richard Nixon
  8. 1973 Address to Parliament of Canada Indira Gandhi
  9. 1973 Commonwealth meeting in Ottawa Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
  10. 1981 Makes state visit to Ottawa Ronald Reagan
  11. 1981 Attends Ottawa economic summit Ronald Reagan
  12. 1987 Returns to Ottawa Ronald Reagan
  13. 1987 State visit to Canada Olav V
  14. 1989 Working visit with Mulroney George H. W. Bush
  15. 1990 Ottawa stopover Mikhail Gorbachev
  16. 1991 Air Quality Agreement signing George H. W. Bush

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