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Berlin Airlift: A Lifeline for a City
On this date in 1949, the Berlin Airlift ended. Here are some things you may not have known about the effort to keep West Berlin supplied during a blockade by the Soviets. Following World War II, Germany was divided into four occupation zones, one each for the Americans, British, French and Soviets. The city of […]
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Hotline: Linking Washington to Moscow Since 1963
On this date in 1963, the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to establish direct communication between Washington and Moscow. Here are some things you may not have known about the hotline. One inspiration for the hotline was the novel “Red Alert,” which dealt with a nuclear standoff between the two […]