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Cold War ‑ This Day In History

The Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted for decades and resulted in anti-communist suspicions and international incidents that led two superpowers to the brink of nuclear disaster.

1980

Carter reacts to Soviet intervention in Afghanistan

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1948

Record day for the Berlin Airlift

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1945

German scientists brought to U.S. to work on weapons tech in Operation Paperclip

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1961

Construction begins on the Berlin Wall 

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1949

Pope Pius XII excommunicates all communist Catholics

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1982

One million people demonstrate in New York City against nuclear weapons

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1962

Full U.S.‑Cuba embargo goes into effect

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1965

Fidel Castro announces that Cubans are free to leave the island

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1974

Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from USSR

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This Day in History Video: What Happened on August 31

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This Day in History Video: What Happened on October 20

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This Day in History Video: What Happened on June 19

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