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- 09:26, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+16,933) . . Category:Cultural Diplomacy & the Global Economy
- 16:50, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,017) . . N Mathias Rust's 'Imaginary Bridge' (Created page with "=== Pilot Mathias Rust flew from Finland to Moscow to ease Cold War Tensions === During the Cold War era, 18-year-old Mathias Rust from West Germany flew from Finland to Mosc...")
- 16:49, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+873) . . N Erasmus Program (Created page with "=== Broadening horizons and promoting Intercultural Awareness === The European Union 'Erasmus' student exchange program was founded in 1987 and has been expanding ever since,...")
- 16:48, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,233) . . N Live Aid (Created page with "=== 'Global Jukebox' raises funds for relief of Ethiopian Famine === Live Aid was a dual-venue concert organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure held on 13 July 1985 to raise rel...")
- 16:47, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+993) . . N We Are The World (Created page with "=== Benefit Single for African Famine Relief === The charity single 'We are the World' was recorded by the group 'USA for Africa' to support famine relief efforts in Ethiopia...")
- 16:25, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,323) . . N Samantha Smith - 'America's Youngest Ambassador' (Created page with "=== Peace Letter from the USA to the Soviet Union === Tensions were high between Russia and the USA during the Cold War Era; fears that nuclear war would break out were rife ...")
- 15:42, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,090) . . N Ein Bisschen Frieden Wins Eurovision Song Contest (Created page with "=== Song promoting world peace wins Eurovision song contest === Written by German Eurovision-songwriting duo Ralph Siegel and Bernard Meinunger and performed by Nicole, the s...")
- 15:24, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+993) . . N Rock Against Racism (Created page with "=== Superstars sing together to stop extremism === As a response to racial tensions, prejudice and increasing extremism towards minorities, world-renowned rock starts rallied...")
- 15:16, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,317) . . N Enter the Dragon (Created page with "=== First-ever US-Hong Kong co-production === The widespread popularity of Chinese martial art films worldwide in the early 1970's became known as the 'Kung fu wave'. Bruce L...")
- 14:48, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,273) . . N Rodriguez's 'Cold Fact' (Created page with "=== Rodriguez's music during the Anti-apartheid Movement in South Africa === In 1970, American singer/songwriter Sixto Rodriguez released his debut album 'Cold Fact' which fa...")
- 14:41, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,538) . . N Ping Pong Diplomacy (Created page with "=== A Thaw in US-China Relations === 'Ping-pong diplomacy' refers to the exchange of table tennis players between the People's Republic of China and the US in the early 1970s...")
- 14:37, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,107) . . N Woodstock Festival (Created page with "=== Woodstock Festival Epitomized the 1960's Principles of Peace and Love === Woodstock Music Festival was billed as '3 days of Peace & Music' and was held in the town of Bet...")
- 14:17, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,212) . . N Back in the U.S.S.R. (Created page with "=== Cultural Ambassadors in the Cold War === "Back in the USSR" was the first song on the Beatles' 1968 White Album. Written as a parody of an earlier Chuck Berry song, the g...")
- 13:57, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,604) . . N Abie Nathan's Peace Flight (Created page with "=== Bridging International Divisions at High Altitudes === During the 1965 Knesset elections Abie Nathan, a World War II veteran and former Israeli Air Force pilot, vowed tha...")
- 13:55, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (-2) . . All Africa Games
- 13:54, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,163) . . N All Africa Games (Created page with "=== The first All-African, Multi-Sport Event is held === In the early sixties several African nations hosted the "Friendship Games" sport event. Originally limited to a handf...")
- 13:52, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,343) . . N Peace Corps (Created page with "=== US Government establishes Peace Corps volunteer program === John F. Kennedy outlined the idea of a "Peace Corps" organization during his 1960 presidential campaign. The P...")
- 13:48, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,528) . . N American National Exhibition in Moscow (Created page with "=== Breaking through the Iron Curtain by showcasing US culture in Moscow === In 1957 the Soviet Union and the US agreed to hold exhibitions in each other's countries as a way...")
- 13:41, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,137) . . N Panda Diplomacy (Created page with "=== Pandas as China's 'Goodwill Ambassadors' to the World === The Chinese practice of gifting pandas as a diplomatic gesture dates back to as far as the Tang Dynasty, when Em...")
- 13:34, 24 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,769) . . N International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition (Created page with "=== Van Cliburn Wins the First International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition === Van Cliburn was an American pianist who won the finals of the first International Tchaikovsky P...")
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