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=== 1980s === On August 7, 1987 the American swimmer [[Lynne Cox]] swam between American [[Little Diomede Island]] and then Soviet [[Big Diomede Island]]. Cox performed the swim as a peace gesture, hoping to help improve American-Soviet relations during the final years of the [[Cold War]]. Later that year the Soviet [[Mikhail Gorbachev|Secretary General Gorbachev]] travelled to Washington to sign [[Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty|a nuclear weapons treaty]] with American [[Ronald Reagan|President Reagan]]. After the signing ceremony Gorbachev raised his glass and proposed a toast to Lynne Cox, the swimmer. He said, "She proved by her courage how close to each other our peoples live."<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/people/lynne-cox.htm Lynne Cox: The Swim That Lifted the Iron Curtain] National Park Service. September 4, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2024.</ref>
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