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President Franklin Roosevelt confers with the American Ambassadors to Italy, William Phillips (l) and Germany, Hugh Wilson. November 29, 1938. https://historydiaries.blog/2023/11/29/world-war-ii-diary-tuesday-november-29-1938/?page_id=1737
The decision in the AVRO Master Tournament at the Amstelhotel Amsterdam falls on 27 November 1938, or rather the decision does not fall because the game ends in draw and thus they end right away. Left: Paul Keres and the American Reuben Fine. https://historydiaries.blog/2023/11/27/world-war-ii-diary-sunday-november-27-1938/?page_id=1598
On October 10, 1963, the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) went into effect. Its signing marked a turning point in the nuclear arms race and represented a first step towards reigning in the rapid escalation of nuclear weapons testing. The Cold War era was characterized by an intense arms race between the two superpowers, the... Continue Reading →
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