Marshall Wins Nobel: Europe Rebuilt by American Aid
George C. Marshall accepted the 1953 Nobel Peace Prize for engineering the European Recovery Program that rebuilt war-torn economies and anchored Western Europe to the United States. This massive aid initiative directly prevented Soviet expansion in the region while establishing a foundation for decades of transatlantic stability.
October 30, 1953
73 years ago
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