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July 16, 1945
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We began the threat of Nuclear War being the first to test an atomic bomb.
August 6, 1945
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This was the first atomic bomb dropped during war.
November 1, 1952
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http://usarmy.vo.llnwd.net/e2/-images/2010/10/31/90303/size0-army.mil-90303-2010-10-28-151043.jpg
The US detonated the world's first thermonuclear weapon. This weapon was 1,000 times more powerful than conventional nuclear weapons. This put us in head of the SU for some time.
June 11, 1957
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After the USSR started testing of their H- Bomb, the US got their funding back for the ICBM research, after getting it taken away in 1946.
October 22, 1962 - October 28, 1962
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This was the most serious confrontation between the US and the USSR. We discovered the Soviets were in the process of positioning nuclear missiles in Cuba.
August 29, 1949
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http://www.tsemrinpoche.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1stAtomicBomb.jpg
This was the detonation of the SU's first atomic bomb.
August 12, 1953
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http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/coldwar/images/H51s.jpg
They successfully have a hydrogen bomb test.
August 21, 1957
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http://rt.com/files/politics/minister-newest-icbm-ready/icbm-launch-image.si.jpg
This missile was named the R-7. They posed a huge threat to the US, because they could now hit us from longer distances.
May 1, 1960
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http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/recon/u2/u2_01.jpg
A USAF spy craft was shot down over USSR.
October 30, 1961
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http://realitypod.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tsar-bomba.png
The SU exploded the most powerful bomb ever. It was a 58-megaton atmospheric nuclear weapon.
January 31, 1958
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http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrospies/images/time-03.jpg
This was our first successful attempt at getting a satellite into outer space. That same year in July NASA was formed.
April 1, 1960
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http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/dev/hillger/TIROS-1-8_image3.jpg
First successful weather satellite launched.
May 5, 1961
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http://astronautscholarship.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/alan-shepard-400x500.jpg
He is the first American in space.
July 31, 1964
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Ranger7_PIA02975.jpg/220px-Ranger7_PIA02975.jpg
This spacecraft transmits the first close range images of the Moon.
July 20, 1969
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They are are first men to walk on the moon.
October 4, 1957
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http://www.virginmedia.com/images/sputnik_launch-400.jpg
After the Open Skies was proposed, the US and SU embarked on the project to build, perfect, and launch the first non-military satellite. The SU launched the first one.
November 3, 1957
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c9/Laika.jpg
The SU sent the first animal to orbit the Earth to space. It was planned that she would run out of oxygen in 10 days of orbiting. There were thermal problems so she only survived a day.
January 2, 1959
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http://en.es-static.us/upl/2012/12/luna-1.jpg
It is the first man made object to orbit the sun.
April 12, 1961
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Gagarin_in_Sweden.jpg
He was the first man ever to be in space. He also orbited the Earth while in space.
April 3, 1966
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Luna_orbiter_bus.jpg/260px-Luna_orbiter_bus.jpg
The USSR sent Luna 10 into orbit. It was the first space craft to orbit the moon.
July 16, 1969
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Soyuz45-1.jpg/260px-Soyuz45-1.jpg
The USSR successfully docked in space, and transferred two crew members, then returned to Earth.