June 24th, 1948. An early Cold War crisis as the Soviet Union cuts off all land and water routes between West Germany and what's then West Berlin.
1948年6月24日,冷战危机早期阶段,苏联阻断西德和当时西柏林之间的陆路和水路。
It's an attempt to force the United States and its western allies to abandon the city amid Soviet expansion across Eastern Europe.
该举是为了迫使美国及其西方盟国放弃这座苏联扩张东欧道路上的城市。
But the US and its allies organize a massive airlift of supplies into West Berlin, and the blockade ends the next year.
但是美国及其盟国组织了大量物质空运至西柏林,第二年该封锁解除。
1895. Jack Dempsey, world heavyweight boxing champ and a sports icon during the early 20th century, is born in Manassa, Colorado.
1895年,20世纪早期世界重量级拳击手冠军、体育偶像杰克·邓普西在科罗拉多马纳萨斯出生。
And 1987. Comedian and actor Jackie Gleason, known as the Great One, dies at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
1987年,被称为‘Great One’的喜剧人兼演员杰基·格利森在位于佛罗里达劳德代尔堡的家中去世。
Gleason, star of the early TV classic sitcom The Honeymooners, was 71.
格利森是早期电视情景喜剧《蜜月伴侣》的主演,去世时年71岁。
Today in History, June 24th. Carload Bradley, the Associated Press.
以上是6月24日《历史上的今天》,美联社卡罗德·布兰得利为您播报。