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Today in History: August 13, East Germany closes Berlin border

Also on this date, Big Mama Thornton first recorded the song “Hound Dog,” four years before Elvis Presley’s famous version was released.

East German tanks are lined up at Warschauer Bridge in Berlin, Germany on August 13, 1961. Crossing points between East and West Berlin were heavily guarded after Communists prevented East Germans from crossing into the West sector in an effort to stop heavy flow of refugees. (AP Photo)
East German tanks are lined up at Warschauer Bridge in Berlin, Germany on August 13, 1961. Crossing points between East and West Berlin were heavily guarded after Communists prevented East Germans from crossing into the West sector in an effort to stop heavy flow of refugees. (AP Photo)
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East Germany sealed the border between Berlin’s eastern and western sectors before building a wall that would divide the city for the next 28 years.

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