... phone call was launched. In addition in 1961, physicist Theodore Maiman perfected the laser, now widely used in surgery, holography, communications, and printing. Another big and important factor was when Alan Shepard climbed in to Freedom 7, a tiny capsule on top of a huge rocket booster. The capsule left the earth's atmosphere in a ball of fire and returned the say way, and Shepard ... between other countries such as the Soviet's and the United States. They battled each other in science and technology. Afterwards we discover the US had won its race when astronaut Alan Shepard climbed ...

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... to stop the spread of communism and The Soviet Union fought for North Korea. That pretty much sums up my entire knowledge of this subject and then of course that Alan Alda starred in a sitcom television series called MASH. Before reading this article I had no idea the controversy surrounding the war or even the roles each side played, which I accredit to ... ...

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... new security and intelligence agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council. Some Republicans still did not believe that Truman had do neenough. State department official, Alan Hiss, was convicted of perjury, when the Department of Justice discovered that he had obtained classified papers from the State, Navy and war departments, and handed them over to be ... ...

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... and to score propaganda points against the Russians. On the 12th of April 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth. A few weeks later the Americans put Alan Sheppard into space, but for less time. On the 25th of May 1961 Kennedy astonished the World by announcing that before the end of the decade America would put a man ... ...

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... thing in which comes to mind is the space race. Although in 1961 the USSR got the first man into space, the United States was less than a month off getting Alan B. Shepard into space. On February 20, 1962 John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. Sadly, the race tragedy also struck, 3 united states astronauts were killed in a fire ... ...

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... of oil-fields and by invading into traditional Russian spheres of influence in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Thus US imperialism is disrupting world harmony by causing tensions among G-8 countries. Alan Jones has said Alliances and blocks between different groups of imperialist powers will continue to emerge along with new conflicts over the next period, leading to more insecurity, instability, and ... ...

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... and Space Administration (NASA) was established. The nation's top pilots were recruited and labeled as "astronauts," and were revered as national heroes. The increased funds and national attention allowed for Alan Shepard to become the first American to be launched into space. This, however, was only months after the Russians did the same thing as "cosmonaut," Yuri Gagarin was shot into ... ...

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