During the space race, nations used technology developed for the to explore outer space. Sputnik was launched by the in 1957. In , Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon.

The whigs selected william henry harrison to run against president van buren. in the campaign, the whigs compared harrison to , who grew up on the frontier in a. this became a of the 1840 campaign, even though harrison was a wealthy man. harrison was also a war . the whigs' campaign slogan used harrison's victory at , a battle in the war of 1812, and , his vice presidential running mate. in the campaign, the whigs blamed for the depression that followed the panic of 1837. many voters participated in the election, and became the first whig president. when harrison died, tyler became president. tyler had once been a. he didn't always agree with the of his own party, and the party expelled him

In western europe, under the , jews enjoyed some autonomy. then, during the post–french revolution period, was also tolerant toward the jews.

What former head of the cuban secret service was charged with protecting the country's prime minister for nearly 50 years?