★★★★★
Death of Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union since the mid-1920s, dies near Moscow, opening the way to de-Stalinisation under Khrushchev.
DeathPolitics· Russia
- 1953
- 1946★★★★★
Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech
At Fulton, Missouri, Winston Churchill declares that an "iron curtain" has descended across Europe, a symbolic marker of the early Cold War.
Politics· United Kingdom, United States - 1770★★★★★
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fire into a crowd in Boston, killing five people and heightening tensions between the colonies and Britain.
Politics· United States, United Kingdom