Timeline Monday 18 July 1955

Events on Monday 18 July 1955 1

• 1955 Geneva Summit First Cold War summit between US, Soviet, British and French leaders Leaders of the United States, Soviet Union, Britain and France met in Geneva for the first major East-West summit since the start of the Cold War. Eisenhower and Khrushchev discussed German reunification and disarmament without reaching binding agreements. The meeting briefly eased tensions in what became known as the "Spirit of Geneva."