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  1. On This Day: July 7, 1983 – Samantha Smith Was Invited to the Soviet Union by Yuri Andropov

    On This Day: July 7, 1983 – Samantha Smith Was Invited to the Soviet Union by Yuri Andropov

    On this day July 7, 1983, American schoolgirl Samantha Smith was formally invited to visit the Soviet Union by Secretary General Yuri Andropov. The invitation came in response to a heartfelt letter she had written expressing her fears of nuclear war and asking why the United States and the...
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    • 1983 events 80s history cold war nuclear fear peace diplomacy samantha smith soviet union
    • Category: On This Day in 80s News
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