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1963
Richard Nixon was first to visit in peacetime.
Nikita Khrushchev visited a Piggly Wiggly store in 1959 during his trip to the United States. This visit was part of a larger tour that included various American cultural and industrial sites, showcasing the differences in consumer culture between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The visit highlighted the abundance of consumer goods available in America at the time.
1953
Approximately 4 million British tourists visit the US each year.
Nikita S. Khrushchev was removed from power in 1964.
The seven year plan designed by Khrushchev was implemented to gain victory of world communism and to preserve the Soviet Union; Through an offensive approach.
3,000,000 a year
The young girl who wrote a letter to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev about nuclear weapons was Samantha Smith. In 1982, at the age of 10, she expressed her concerns about the threat of nuclear war in a heartfelt letter, asking him if he would start a war. Khrushchev's response was friendly, and he invited her to visit the Soviet Union, which she did the following year, becoming a symbol of peace and understanding during the Cold War.
1956
US would NOT back down.
Khrushchev inched toward more peaceful relations with the democratic west.