Nov 5, 2019 · It culminated in one of the most famous scenes in recent history - the fall of the Berlin Wall. The wall came down partly because of a bureaucratic accident but it fell amid a wave of...
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The fall of the Berlin Wall ( German: Mauerfall) on 9 November 1989, during the Peaceful Revolution, was a pivotal event in world history which marked the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the figurative Iron Curtain.
- 9 November 1989; 33 years ago
Nov 7, 2019 · November 7, 2019 10:30 AM EST O n June 12, 1987 — more than 25 years after the Berlin Wall first divided the city’s East and West — U.S. President Ronald Reagan gave a famous speech in front of...
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Nov 9, 2019 · West Berliners tearing down part of the wall as East German guards looked on, on Nov. 11, 1989. Keith Pannell/Mail on Sunday, via Reuters Celebrating the fall of the wall at the Brandenburger...
Nov 8, 2019 · As they celebrated with champagne, music, and tears, Berliners began to literally tear down the wall with sledgehammers and chisels. Less than a month later, the GDR collapsed entirely, and in...
Mar 18, 2021 · When the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989, 28 years of division between East and West ended. Robert Conrad took photos of the wall's demolition. Image: Robert Conrad Watchtower, a threat...