April 4 in American History
The United States and eleven allies signed the North Atlantic Treaty, creating a mutual-defense alliance to deter Soviet aggression: an attack on one would be treated as an attack on all. It anchored American leadership of the free world for the Cold War and beyond — one of the most consequential alliances in history.
In 1949: NATO is founded. The United States and eleven allies signed the North Atlantic Treaty, creating a mutual-defense alliance to deter Soviet aggression: an attack on one would be treated as an attack on all.
The United States and eleven allies signed the North Atlantic Treaty, creating a mutual-defense alliance to deter Soviet aggression: an attack on one would be treated as an attack on all. It anchored American leadership of the free world for the Cold War and beyond — one of the most consequential alliances in history.
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