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5 days ago · On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall, a powerful symbol of Cold War division, came down. For nearly thirty years, this barrier separated East and West Berlin...
4 days ago · Soon new crossing points were forced open in the Berlin Wall by the people, and sections of the wall were literally torn down. The guards were unaware of what was happening and stood by as the East Germans took to the wall with hammers and chisels.
18 hours ago · The Berlin Wall was in effect breached in the summer of 1989 when a reformist Hungarian government began allowing East Germans to escape to the West through Hungary’s newly opened border with Austria.
4 days ago · As the historic Berlin Wall came down, many of the colorful slabs were moved to cities around the globe. We uncovered 5 pieces of the wall right here in NYC.
3 days ago · Berliners tear down the wall in 1989. East meets West, at last ... people from East Germany greet citizens of West Germany at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, 1989. The novel explores the struggles of a gifted young violinist who dreams of becoming a luminous artist of worth in the face of big challenges.
4 days ago · As the historic Berlin Wall came down, many of the colorful slabs were moved to cities around the globe. We uncovered 5 pieces of the wall right here in NYC.
3 days ago · The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies ' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control.
