United States in the Space Age
The atlas holds 15 people and 20 moments here, from 1960 to 2001. The most recorded lives are Yitzhak Rabin, Robert Mugabe and Eisaku Satō.
Notable people
Abdurrahman Wahid
in 2001
1 moment here
Indonesian Islamic scholar, Nahdlatul Ulama leader, reform advocate, and fourth president of Indonesia (1999–2001), widely known as Gus Dur.…
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…
Liu Xiaobo
in 1993
1 moment here
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human-rights activist, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
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…
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
from 1991 to 1995
2 moments 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
- 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
- 1993 Documentary-interview visit to the United States Liu Xiaobo
- 1995 Official working visit to the United States Robert Mugabe
- 2001 Departure for medical treatment in the United States Abdurrahman Wahid