{"id":95405,"date":"2025-05-02T04:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=95405"},"modified":"2025-05-01T19:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T23:43:20","slug":"monkey-rockets-beavers-with-parachutes-and-the-fall-of-empires-1948-newscast-w2w-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/05\/02\/monkey-rockets-beavers-with-parachutes-and-the-fall-of-empires-1948-newscast-w2w-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Monkey Rockets, beavers with Parachutes, and the Fall of Empires &#8211; 1948 Newscast &#8211; W2W 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fcBiXkeuiu4?si=YuSCgSVqo1q3Czld\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>TimeGhost History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 1 May 2025<\/p>\n<p>In 1948, the Cold War intensifies as Stalin blockades Berlin, triggering a dramatic US-led Airlift to save West Berlin. Meanwhile, the British Empire continues to crumble as Burma, Ceylon, and Palestine gain independence \u2014 with Israel&#8217;s declaration igniting immediate war. America launches the Marshall Plan, the Soviets tighten their grip in Eastern Europe, and televised anticommunist hearings captivate the US public. The year ends with humanity pushing new frontiers \u2014 from launching monkeys into space to relocating beavers by parachute \u2014 showing just how rapidly the world is changing.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Sebastian Brandstetter, Anna Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Jake McCluskey<br \/>\nWritten by: Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nResearch by: Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nEdited by: \u0141ukasz Zo\u0144<br \/>\nArtwork and color grading by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<\/p>\n<p>Colorizations: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TimeGhost History Published 1 May 2025 In 1948, the Cold War intensifies as Stalin blockades Berlin, triggering a dramatic US-led Airlift to save West Berlin. 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