This Day in History (July 7 1983) - Samantha Smith
Samantha Smith Wanted Peace During The Cold War, So She Wrote The Soviets And Asked For It
With a simple letter, American schoolgirl Samantha Smith sparked peace and friendship between two nations during one of the tensest periods in modern history.
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At 10 years old, American school girl Samantha Smith became a peace activist between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Her letter to the Soviet Union’s General Secretary, Yuri Andropov, and subsequent visit to the USSR, altered the tense relationship between the two opposing countries.
Born on June 29, 1972 in a small town in Maine, Smith had an interest in international affairs from a young age. At the age of five, she wrote a letter of admiration to Queen Elizabeth II.
Five years later, she was named America’s youngest Goodwill Ambassador.
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