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jun 24, 1948 - Berlin Airlift

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The USSR responded to the United States, France, and Britain joining their sectors of Berlin by blocking all roads and train tracks leading to those sectors. This caused the people living in that sector to face starvation. Because of this, the Berlin Airlift began. US and UK aircrafts were used to provide to these citizens.

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jun 24, 1948
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~ 78 years ago