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https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/public-papers/63/announcement-dropping-atomic-bomb-hiroshima
https://atomicarchive.com/history/hiroshima-nagasaki/index.html
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/berlin-airlift
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/collection/cold-war-timeline
Thank you for bringing it to my attention! I will also be updating my sources. I will look at the others you listed now!
https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/online-collections/decision-to-drop-atomic-bomb
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library. Berlin Airlift Lesson Plan.
https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/lesson-plans/berlin-airlift
Cold War International History Project
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/cold-war-international-history-project
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
https://www.atomicarchive.com/history/atomic-bombing/index.html