Russell–Einstein Manifesto
1955 · Event
Signed by Einstein a week before his death and issued by Bertrand Russell, the manifesto warns that nuclear war threatens the human race and calls for peaceful settlement of disputes.
On these timelines: Master, Cold War, Science & Technology
Around 1955
- Korean War (1950)
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
- Decolonisation of Africa (1952)
- Berlin Airlift (1948)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Chinese Civil War (resumed) (1945)
- Suez Crisis (1956)
- US Civil Rights Movement (1954)
- Apartheid (1948)
- Cuban Revolutionary War (1953)