Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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A blog about the important events in the history of the world. It covers the topics - revolts, civil wars, wars of independence, revolutions, current affairs, politics, crime, writers, poets, community, social concern. It also provides a special focus on Indian History - Ancient, Medieval, Modern.
![]() ![]() Samantha Smith Visits the Soviet Union (1983)In 1982, Samantha Smith, a 10-year-old American girl, wrote a letter to the newly elected leader of the USSR, Yuri Andropov, asking if he intended to start a war. Andropov replied personally. Expressing a desire for lasting peace with the US, he invited Smith to visit. The following July, she and her parents spent two weeks in the USSR amidst a media frenzy that hailed her as a goodwill ambassador. After her death in a plane crash two years later, she was honored by both nations in what ways? More... Discuss |
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