Berlin Wall Goes Up: East Germany Seals the Border Overnight
Walter Ulbricht publicly denied any plan to build a wall just weeks before ordering its construction, which instantly severed East Berlin from the West and trapped millions behind barbed wire. This betrayal turned a diplomatic lie into a physical barrier that killed dozens attempting to flee and cemented the Cold War division for nearly three decades.
August 13, 1961
65 years ago
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fecha de comienzo del calendario maya (que fue creado posiblemente en el siglo VI a. C.).
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Maurice ascended the Byzantine throne, inheriting a treasury drained by his predecessor’s wars and a military stretched thin by Persian and Avar incursions. His…
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