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Long Island played a key role in a storied chapter at the beginning of the Cold War known as the Berlin Airlift. June 26 marked the 75th anniversary of the start of the pivotal campaign during which ...

Frankfurt, Germany, July 7, 1948: Berlin Airlift pilots receive their final orders before flying another load of coal out of Rhein-Main Air Base, one of the two hubs (along with Wiesbaden) of the ...

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BERLIN — Berliners on Sunday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the day the Soviets lifted their blockade strangling West Berlin in the post-World War II years with a big party at the former Tempelhof ...

I see the same child every day. He is small and happy, catching a candy bar in his hand, with an ear-to-ear smile. Every time I pass him, it triggers the same thought: What can we do – what can I do – ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on June 24, 1948, as word that the Soviet Union had cut off power and other essential services ...

High winds and torrential rains hammered the Winona area. Power lines were down, highways closed, and hundreds of trees fell. Power was lost in several communities. Amid flashbulbs and flashlights, ...

Tension had characterized the Western Allies and Soviet relationship in Berlin almost from the Second World War's end, and when the Russians took decisive moves to drive the Allies out in June 1948, ...

A piece of post-World War II history captivated crowds at the Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland Airshow as a DC-54 four-engine cargo plane was among the attractions. The Douglas DC-54 helped hundreds of ...

User-Created Clip by tgrane May 7, 2020 2019-12-07T22:19:21-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/64f/1589229359.pngThis NATO film recounts the events of the Berlin ...