▁A ung ▁Z an ▁W ai , ▁Pe ▁K hin , ▁Major ▁A ung , ▁Sir ▁Ma ung ▁Gy i , ▁Dr . ▁Sein ▁My a ▁Ma ung ▁and ▁My oma ▁U ▁Th an ▁Ky we ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁negoti ators . ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 7 ▁– ▁Cold ▁War : ▁The ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁America ▁begins ▁to ▁transmit ▁radio ▁broadcast s ▁into ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 0 ▁ ▁An ▁explos ion ▁at ▁the ▁O ' Con nor ▁Elect ro - Pl ating ▁Company ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁leaves ▁ 1 7 ▁dead , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁buildings ▁dam aged , ▁and ▁a ▁ ▁cr ater ▁in ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Or dn ance ▁Corps ▁Herm es ▁program ▁V - 2 ▁ro cket ▁Bl oss om ▁I ▁is ▁launched ▁into ▁space , ▁carrying ▁plant ▁material ▁and ▁fruit f lies , ▁the ▁first ▁animals ▁to ▁enter ▁space . ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁In ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Ed win ▁Land ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁first ▁" inst ant ▁camera ", ▁his ▁Pol ar oid ▁Land ▁Camera , ▁to ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Opt ical ▁Society ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 2 ▁– ▁The ▁Tom ▁and ▁Jerry ▁cart oon ▁Cat ▁Fish in ', ▁is ▁released . ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 3 ▁– ▁The ▁International ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Standard ization ▁( ISO ) ▁is ▁founded . ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 5 ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁state ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ▁is