1961 ⟶ Checkpoint Charlie Standoff
Checkpoint Charlie standoff between US and Soviet tanks begi...
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🧱 Berlin Crisis Intensifies
The Berlin Crisis intensifies, according to General Lucius D. Clay⟶
BerlinCold WarCrisisGermanySoviet UnionUSBlockadeTensions
✈️ Soviet Jet Downs US Reconnaissance Plane
A Soviet fighter jet shoots down an RB-47 reconnaissance plane over the Barents Sea, resulting in the 1960 RB-47 shootdown incident.⟶
USSRUSEspionageCold WarAviationMilitaryBarents SeaIncidentReconnaissance
⚔️ Checkpoint Charlie Standoff
Checkpoint Charlie standoff between US and Soviet tanks begins.⟶
BerlinGermanyCold WarUSUSSREuropeTensionsMilitaryCrisis
🧱 Berlin Wall Construction Begins
The Berlin Wall is built by the Soviets following the breakdown in talks to decide the future of Germany.⟶
BerlinGermanyCold WarUSSREuropeDivisionIron CurtainEast Germany
🗣️ John F. Kennedy's 'Ich bin ein Berliner' Speech
U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivers his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in Berlin.⟶
USCold WarBerlinGermanyKennedyPoliticsRhetoricEurope
🤝 Four-Power Agreement on Berlin
Four-Power Agreement on Berlin is signed by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, France, and the United States.⟶
BerlinGermanyCold WarTreatyUSUSSREuropeInternational RelationsDivided Germany