United States in the Cold War
The atlas holds 16 people and 20 moments here, from 1948 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Yitzhak Rabin, Eisaku Satō and Charlie Chaplin.
Notable people
Albert Luthuli
in 1948
1 moment here
Albert John Luthuli was a South African teacher, traditional leader, anti-apartheid activist, and President-General of the African National Congress.…
Audrey Hepburn
in 1990
1 moment here
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…
Cesária Évora
in 1987
1 moment here
Cape Verdean singer celebrated internationally for morna and coladeira, known as the “Barefoot Diva.” Born and long associated with Mindelo on São…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1972
1 moment here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Chinua Achebe
in 1969
1 moment here
Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…
Claudia Cardinale
in 1964
1 moment here
Italian-Tunisian actress whose career ranged from postwar Tunis through Italian, French, British, American, and international cinema, as well as…
Eisaku Satō
from 1965 to 1967
2 moments here
Japanese politician and prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. A former railway bureaucrat, Satō led Japan during rapid economic growth, pursued…
F. W. de Klerk
in 1976
1 moment here
South African lawyer and National Party politician who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as deputy president from 1994…
John Steinbeck
in 1960
1 moment here
American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent whose life and work ranged from California’s Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula to wartime…
Kalpana Chawla
in 1982
1 moment here
Indian-born American aerospace engineer, pilot, and NASA astronaut. Chawla studied in Karnal, Chandigarh, Arlington, and Boulder; worked at NASA Ames…
Maya Angelou
in 1965
1 moment here
American memoirist, poet, performer, educator, and civil-rights activist. Her documented life moved from Missouri and Arkansas to California and New…
Ngô Đình Diệm
in 1951
1 moment here
Ngô Đình Diệm was a Vietnamese civil servant, nationalist politician, prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and first president of the Republic of…
Norodom Sihanouk
in 1953
1 moment here
Cambodian monarch, politician, and cultural figure who was king (1941–1955; 1993–2004), prime minister, chief of state, and leader in exile.…
Pumpuang Duangjan
in 1985
1 moment here
Pumpuang Duangjan (Ramphueng Chithan) was a Thai singer and actress widely known as the “Queen of Luk Thung.” Her documented movements include her…
Robert Mugabe
in 1991
1 moment here
Zimbabwean nationalist leader, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and President from 1987 to 2017.…
Yitzhak Rabin
from 1968 to 1987
4 moments here
Israeli military officer, statesman, prime minister, ambassador, and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Moments
- 1948 Church-sponsored tour of the United States Albert Luthuli
- 1951 Political lobbying in the United States Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1953 Independence advocacy in the United States Norodom Sihanouk
- 1960 Travels with Charley road trip John Steinbeck
- 1964 Beginning of United States film work Claudia Cardinale
- 1965 Official visit to the United States Eisaku Satō
- 1965 Return to the United States Maya Angelou
- 1967 Official visit to the United States Eisaku Satō
- 1968 Beginning service as ambassador to the United States Yitzhak Rabin
- 1969 Biafran-awareness tour of the United States Chinua Achebe
- 1972 Returns to the United States Charlie Chaplin
- 1974 U.S. state dinner guest Yitzhak Rabin
- 1976 Parliamentary visit to the United States F. W. de Klerk
- 1977 U.S. state dinner guest Yitzhak Rabin
- 1982 Emigration for graduate study Kalpana Chawla
- 1985 Charity performance tour in the United States Pumpuang Duangjan
- 1987 Tour with Bana in the United States Cesária Évora
- 1987 Diplomatic trip during the First Intifada’s outbreak Yitzhak Rabin
- 1990 Gardens of the World filming in the United States Audrey Hepburn
- 1991 Official working visit to the United States Robert Mugabe