1986 ⟶ Iran-Contra Affair Publicly Revealed
Iran–Contra affair: the Reagan administration publicly annou...
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🤝 US Severes Diplomatic Relations with Cuba
President Eisenhower severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.⟶
CubaUSDiplomacyCold WarPoliticsForeign Relations
🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy Becomes US President
John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States.⟶
USKennedyPresidentPoliticsCold WarLeadership
🇳🇮 Sandinistas Overthrow Somoza in Nicaragua
Marxist-led Sandinista revolutionaries overthrow the U.S.-backed Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua. The Contra insurgency begins shortly thereafter.⟶
NicaraguaSandinistasSomozarevolutionCold WarUSLatin AmericaContra
☢️ Soviet Union Announces Nuclear Test Moratorium
Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Soviet Union begins what it has announced is a 5-month unilateral moratorium on the testing of nuclear weapons. The Reagan administration dismisses the dramatic move as nothing more than propaganda and refuses to follow suit. Gorbachev declares several extensions, but the United States fails to reciprocate, and the moratorium comes to an end on February 5, 1987.⟶
Soviet UnionNuclear WeaponsArms RaceCold WarMoratoriumReagan AdministrationNuclear TestingPropaganda
📜 Iran-Contra Affair Publicly Revealed
Iran–Contra affair: the Reagan administration publicly announces that it has been selling arms to Iran in exchange for hostages and illegally transferring the profits to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua.⟶
USIran-Contra AffairScandalReagan AdministrationArms SalesPoliticsNicaraguaCold War
