Baruch Calls for Control of Nukes
Bernard Baruch, an American statesman spoke about the continuing struggle of unity in the west. He was an important advisor on many international issues including being the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.
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Baruch Calls for Control of Nukes
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Bernard Baruch, an American statesman spoke about the continuing struggle of unity in the west. He was an important advisor on many international issues including being the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.
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Carter Calls for Boycott of 1980 Moscow Olympics
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President Jimmy Carter announces that U.S. athletes will not attend the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow unless the Soviets withdraw from Afghanistan by the stated deadline of February 20, 1980.
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Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto on Afghanistan
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U.S. Boycotts 1980 Moscow Olympics
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In protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter decided that the United States would not participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In a news report, the would-be U.S. athletes voice their opinions on the boycott.
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Britain Recognizes People's Republic of China
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On January 6, 1950, the British government under Prime Minister Clement Attlee followed the USSR and several other nations in recognizing the new communist government of China. A news report provides details.
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Carter Opens Poland Press Conference
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On December 30, 1977, at a stop along his seven-nation tour of Europe, the Middle East and India, President Jimmy Carter spoke at a news conference in Warsaw. The conference, carried live on U.S. television and aired later in Poland, was the first ever conducted by an American president.
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Eisenhower Proclaims Alaska the 49th State
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On January 3, 1959, President Eisenhower presides over the ceremony welcoming the territory of Alaska into the Union as the 49th and largest state.
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Eisenhower Proclaims Hawaii the 50th state
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Eisenhower Returns From Cancelled Summit Meeting
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On May 1, 1960, an American U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over central Russia. As a result, the Paris Summit Conference, scheduled 13 days later, collapsed. Upon his return from the failed conference on May 20, President Eisenhower addresses the welcoming crowd at Andrews Air Force Base.
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