Today in History
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BERLIN (AP) — A glance at events leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and Germany's subsequent reunification.
Jan. 19, 1989: East German leader Erich Honecker says the...
Chocolate Berlin Wall broken on 30th anniversary
Wall around the world
Cold War escape tunnel opens under Berlin Wall
Seeing divided Berlin as it once was
Streamers mark Berlin anniversary
AP News Flash - Berlin Wall, Nov. 10, 1989
Bearing witness to life and death on Berlin Wall
BERLIN (AP) — Germany marked the 30th anniversary of its reunification on Saturday, drawing a generally positive picture of the progress made in knitting together east and west. The country's...
BERLIN (AP) — As John F. Kennedy peered over the Berlin Wall into communist East Germany in 1963, red curtains blocked the U.S. president's view through the Brandenburg Gate and a banner perched...
BERLIN (AP) — A few miles from the former Berlin Wall, Frank Mader reflects on a life divided between East and West, a tale of two halves that don't fit neatly together but which captures the...
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — It's been three decades since the reunification of Germany, but camping enthusiasts from the former East Germany allow themselves twice a year to relive the past and forget...
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Officials at Chapman University in southern California have said a piece of the Berlin Wall displayed on campus was defaced and painted brown last week, covering some of...
BERLIN (AP) — A room full of grey suits, strict instructions only to photograph the audience from behind and — of course — a medley of James Bond tunes to lighten the mood.
BERLIN (AP) — Police and organizers say more than 100,000 people took part in an open-air party celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
BERLIN (AP) — Sister Brigitte Queisser walks slowly along the decaying remains of the Berlin Wall, its rusty rebar reinforcement exposed where the concrete has crumbled away. The 77-year-old...
BERLIN (AP) — Workers have hoisted a rainbow-colored net of 100,000 streamers — many with messages of love and peace — in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate as part of next week's...
November 1989: U.S. President George H.W. Bush on events in East Germany
August 1961: Events at border day after wall went up
November 1989: East Berlin Wall Border Crossing Points
October 1964: East German police continue evictions of people living close to Wall
1971: Ten Years of The Berlin Wall
May 1980: American border partol along Berlin Wall in West Berlin.
November 1989: West Berlin Wall Museum
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's president is thanking former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for his role in enabling his country's reunification. He is lamenting the current state of European-Russian...
BERLIN (AP) — An escape tunnel underneath the Berlin Wall opened to the public on Thursday for the first time amid celebrations of the 30-year anniversary of the opening of communist East...