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 ...

Germany marked the 60th anniversary of the start of the Berlin Airlift yesterday, celebrating an unprecedented undertaking that probably saved the city from falling to the Soviets and helped mend ...

When the Soviets sealed off Berlin in 1948, the Allies answered with a massive air supply effort delivering food, fuel and ...

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 ...

BERLIN — Berlin paid tribute Tuesday to veterans of the 1948-49 international airlift of vital supplies to West Berlin, a key moment in the Cold War when the Soviets were forced to lift their blockade ...

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, ...

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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, ...

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 – ...

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 ...