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The film discusses the importance of voting as a fundamental right in America, highlighting its historical significance and ...
David Bowie’s 1987 concert in West Berlin could be heard on the other side of the wall in Eastern Germany.
This year marks the 35th anniversary of a monumental moment in history—the fall of the Berlin Wall. On November 9, 1989, the world watched as the Wall that divided East and West Germany for ...
Remaining segments of the Berlin Wall provide a reminder of the impact this 30-year-long division had on peoples' lives. Read more here.
Now, half a century on, Rem discusses in Issue 14 just how influential the Berlin Wall has become in contemporary culture, relating it to today’s political obsession with building walls. Similarly, ...
As an infantry company commander in the Army Berlin Brigade, I saw how the fall of the Berlin Wall changed Germany and Europe.
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War, paving the way for German reunification in 1990 and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The fall of the Berlin Wall began the process of German reunification and precipitated the fall of communist regimes across Eastern Europe, thus drawing the Cold War to an end.
A diagram shows the outline of the fort in relation to the modern-day city center. Excavations are ongoing. Archaeologists plan to further excavate and study the 1,700-year-old wall, the city said.
The year 2024 is special for Berlin as it celebrates the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Here is a history tour of the city, highlighting locations and monuments that represented ...
On this day in 1989, the Berlin Wall was destroyed, allowing citizens to travel freely from East to West Berlin.