The Berlin Wall came down 35 years ago today. Fragments of the famous border still remain today.
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.
Germany marks 1989 Berlin Wall fall with 'Preserve Freedom' party
Germany marks 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell with festivities from Saturday under the theme "Preserve Freedom!" as Russia's war rages in Ukraine and many fear democracy is under attack. Chancellor Olaf Scholz -- whose coalition dramatically collapsed ...
AP Photos: 35 years after the Berlin Wall opened, fragments of East Germany's border remain
Most of communist East Germany’s heavily fortified border was torn down quickly after it was opened in 1989, but there are still places where visitors can see the remains of the Berlin Wall and other
The Offbeat Art of Berlin 35 Years After the Fall of the Wall
Pieces of the Wall, well and thoroughly graffitied, are scattered around the city, preserved in both prominent plazas and hidden corners.
35 years after the Berlin Wall opened, fragments of East Germany’s border remain
Most of communist East Germany’s heavily fortified border was torn down quickly after it was opened in 1989, but there are still places where visitors can see the remains of the Berlin Wall and other sections of the frontier.
The Berlin Wall fell 35 years ago. Young east Germans fall for relics of the time.
When the Berlin Wall fell, East German “stuff” went to landfills. The nostalgia of identity is creating a new market for communist-era goods.
Huge installation in centre of Berlin marks 35 years since wall fell
Berlin is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a huge open-air installation, and numerous other events to follow this weekend. The Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989 after months of peaceful protests in East Germany,
35 years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall, echoes of east-west division linger
The wall, which separated East and West Germany, stood for 28 years before it was torn down in 1989.
Spies, bikes and smuggled ink: The green activists in the shadow of the Berlin Wall
Former dissidents, released secret service files and a zine in an East Berlin basement reveal a little-known chapter of Cold ...
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Berlin pays tribute to Wall and Kristallnacht victims on fateful date
At an event marking the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Saturday, the city's mayor, Kai Wegner, said ...
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Berlin Wall anniversary offers lessons for today
The Berlin Wall toppled 35 years ago. First, the world looked on with awe, and then the disbelief gave way to jubilation. From Aug. 13, 1961, to Nov. 9, 1989, a major European city was disfigured with ...
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Berlin wants to stage NFL game in Olympiastadion
Berlin wants to follow in the footsteps of Munich and Frankfurt by hosting an NFL game in the coming years. A spokeswoman for ...
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Berlin mayor denounces anti-Semitism on anniversary of Nazi pogrom
Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner has condemned contemporary anti-Semitism in the German capital on the anniversary of the Nazi-led ...
Freiburg draws at Union Berlin 0-0 after yet another missed penalty in Bundesliga
Five missed penalties in a row. It means Freiburg will have to keep waiting for its first Bundesliga win at Union Berlin ...
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Makkabi Youth Soccer Club Assaulted at Berlin as a Pogrom Erupts Against Maccabi Tel Aviv While Playing a Dutch Club at Amsterdam
BERLIN — Players and spectators attacked members of Makkabi Berlin, a Jewish youth soccer team, during a match at the ...
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The Berlin Wall: A divide that once shaped German women’s lives still echoes today
As Germany celebrates the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago on Nov. 9 1989, women look back at how different their lives ...
Rick Steves: In Berlin, keep your eye on the Wall
Although little remains of the grandest souvenir of Cold War Berlin, you can retrace its history in the Berlin Wall Memorial.