September 30, 2026 at 1:17 PM
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
30 September 1954: The US Navy commissioned the submarine USS Nautilus.
It was the first vessel to be powered by a nuclear reactor. #History #USA #1stColdWar
It was the first vessel to be powered by a nuclear reactor. #History #USA #1stColdWar
September 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
30 September 1954: The US Navy commissioned the submarine USS Nautilus.
It was the first vessel to be powered by a nuclear reactor. #History #USA #1stColdWar
It was the first vessel to be powered by a nuclear reactor. #History #USA #1stColdWar
26 September 1983: Stanislav Petrov identified a reported incoming missile as a computer error and not a US first strike. #History #1stColdWar
Lt Col Stanislav Petrov's decision to ignore warnings is credited with averting nuclear Armageddon. (1/2)
Lt Col Stanislav Petrov's decision to ignore warnings is credited with averting nuclear Armageddon. (1/2)
September 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
26 September 1983: Stanislav Petrov identified a reported incoming missile as a computer error and not a US first strike. #History #1stColdWar
Lt Col Stanislav Petrov's decision to ignore warnings is credited with averting nuclear Armageddon. (1/2)
Lt Col Stanislav Petrov's decision to ignore warnings is credited with averting nuclear Armageddon. (1/2)
Stanislav Petrov died on 9 May 2017, aged 77, having saved the lives of billions, most of whom never even knew his name. #History #1stColdWar (2/2)
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/o...
Stanislav Petrov obituary
Cold war Soviet commander whose cool response to reports of a US missile attack was pivotal in averting nuclear war
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Stanislav Petrov died on 9 May 2017, aged 77, having saved the lives of billions, most of whom never even knew his name. #History #1stColdWar (2/2)
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/o...
12 May 1949: The Soviet Union lifted its blockade of #Berlin which had begun in April 1948. #History #1stColdWar
May 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
12 May 1949: The Soviet Union lifted its blockade of #Berlin which had begun in April 1948. #History #1stColdWar
7 October 1983: #NATO exercise Able Archer 83 began. In response, the Soviet Union placed air units in East Germany and Poland on alert, fearing that NATO was preparing for war. #History #1stColdWar
November 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
7 October 1983: #NATO exercise Able Archer 83 began. In response, the Soviet Union placed air units in East Germany and Poland on alert, fearing that NATO was preparing for war. #History #1stColdWar
4 July 1961: The nuclear-powered Soviet submarine K-19 suffered a total loss of coolant to its reactor during its maiden voyage.
The crew were eventually able to effect repairs, but 22 of them would die of radiation poisoning over the following two years. #History #USSR #1stColdWar
The crew were eventually able to effect repairs, but 22 of them would die of radiation poisoning over the following two years. #History #USSR #1stColdWar
July 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
4 July 1961: The nuclear-powered Soviet submarine K-19 suffered a total loss of coolant to its reactor during its maiden voyage.
The crew were eventually able to effect repairs, but 22 of them would die of radiation poisoning over the following two years. #History #USSR #1stColdWar
The crew were eventually able to effect repairs, but 22 of them would die of radiation poisoning over the following two years. #History #USSR #1stColdWar
June 24, 2026 at 1:48 PM
12 September 1962: US President John F. Kennedy delivered his "We choose to go to the Moon" speech at Rice University. #History #Space #exploration #1stColdWar
September 12, 2026 at 11:03 AM
12 September 1962: US President John F. Kennedy delivered his "We choose to go to the Moon" speech at Rice University. #History #Space #exploration #1stColdWar
August 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
28 May 1987: Mathias Rust, an 18-year-old West German pilot, evaded Soviet air defences and landed a rented Cessna in Red Square in Moscow, #Russia. #History #USSR #1stColdWar
May 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
28 May 1987: Mathias Rust, an 18-year-old West German pilot, evaded Soviet air defences and landed a rented Cessna in Red Square in Moscow, #Russia. #History #USSR #1stColdWar
20 July 1960: A Polaris missile was successfully launched from a submarine for the first time. #History #1stColdWar
July 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
20 July 1960: A Polaris missile was successfully launched from a submarine for the first time. #History #1stColdWar
17 December 1957: The first successful launch of the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile. #History #1stColdWar
December 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
17 December 1957: The first successful launch of the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile. #History #1stColdWar
26 June 1963: US President Kennedy gave his 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech. #History #1stColdWar
www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfk...
www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfk...
June 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM
26 June 1963: US President Kennedy gave his 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech. #History #1stColdWar
www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfk...
www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfk...
5 April 1951: A US Federal judge sentenced Ethel and Julius Rosenberg to death for espionage. #History #1stColdWar #USA
April 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
5 April 1951: A US Federal judge sentenced Ethel and Julius Rosenberg to death for espionage. #History #1stColdWar #USA
1 March 1950: Klaus Fuchs, who worked on the Manhattan Project, was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. #History #1stColdWar
March 1, 2026 at 7:12 PM
1 March 1950: Klaus Fuchs, who worked on the Manhattan Project, was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. #History #1stColdWar
26 October 1962: The United States raised the readiness level of its Strategic Air Command (SAC) forces to DEFCON 2. #History #1stColdWar #CubanMissileCrisis
October 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
26 October 1962: The United States raised the readiness level of its Strategic Air Command (SAC) forces to DEFCON 2. #History #1stColdWar #CubanMissileCrisis
1 July 1968: Representatives of sixty-two countries signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in Washington, London and Moscow. #History #1stColdWar
July 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
1 July 1968: Representatives of sixty-two countries signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in Washington, London and Moscow. #History #1stColdWar
17 June 1953: The Soviet Union ordered a division of the Red Army into East Berlin to suppress the East #Germany Workers Uprising. #History #1stColdWar
June 17, 2026 at 2:17 PM
17 June 1953: The Soviet Union ordered a division of the Red Army into East Berlin to suppress the East #Germany Workers Uprising. #History #1stColdWar
16 April 1947: Bernard Baruch first used the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the USA and USSR. #History #1stColdWar
April 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM
16 April 1947: Bernard Baruch first used the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the USA and USSR. #History #1stColdWar
5 September 1945: A Soviet Union embassy clerk, Igor Gouzenko, defected to Canada and exposed Soviet espionage in North America. #History #1stColdWar
September 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
5 September 1945: A Soviet Union embassy clerk, Igor Gouzenko, defected to Canada and exposed Soviet espionage in North America. #History #1stColdWar
3 August 1972: The United States Senate ratified the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. #History #USA #1stColdWar
2009-2017.state.gov/t/avc/trty/1...
2009-2017.state.gov/t/avc/trty/1...
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Treaty)
2009-2017.state.gov
August 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
3 August 1972: The United States Senate ratified the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. #History #USA #1stColdWar
2009-2017.state.gov/t/avc/trty/1...
2009-2017.state.gov/t/avc/trty/1...
6 February 1989: 20 year old Chris Gueffroy was shot dead by East German Police while attempting to cross the #Berlin Wall. #History #1stColdWar #BerlinWall
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
6 February 1989: 20 year old Chris Gueffroy was shot dead by East German Police while attempting to cross the #Berlin Wall. #History #1stColdWar #BerlinWall