The Blockade That Was Beaten by Airplanes
On June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union sealed off West Berlin — and the Allies answered by supplying two million people entirely from the sky.
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VE Day: The War in Europe Ends
On May 8, 1945, Germany's unconditional surrender took effect, and millions across the Allied world poured into the streets to celebrate the end of World War II in Europe.