After the Berlin Wall came down, 18 million people in East Germany were — for the first time in more than 40 years — able to travel as widely as they could afford; express political opinions ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Germany recently marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The year was 1989. Images of the Berlin Wall being knocked down consumed international media.

02/09/2018 February 9, 2018. The Berlin Wall has now been gone for longer than the 28 years it stood. But what has happened to it since German reunification? Keith Walker speaks with an art ...

The demolition of the Berlin Wall had immediate effects on German life. ... This archive article, taken from our feature looking back at the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years later, ...

At midnight on Aug. 13, 1961, East Germany sealed the borders around West Berlin. Germany had been divided into four occupation zones in the aftermath of World War II, each administered by an ...

The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 and for 28 years, it stood as the front line of the Cold War between the Western world order, led by the U.S., and the Soviets.

Germany marked the 30th anniversary Saturday of the opening of the Berlin Wall, a pivotal moment in the events that brought down Communism in eastern Europe. News Wrap: Anonymous official’s book ...

Simple History. Berlin Wall History: From Rise to Fall (1961-1989) Posted: February 27, 2025 | Last updated: February 27, 2025. The history of the Berlin Wall from its construction in 1961 to its ...

100 days in 1989, exploring the days and actions surrounding the Fall of the Wall. November 9th 1989 the most solid symbol of the Cold War for nearly 30 years, the Berlin Wall, was knocked down ...

When word of crowds gathering at the Berlin Wall reached Europe correspondent Ian Henderson on a cold November day in 1989, ...

The fall of the Berlin Wall, an epic moment in history, occurred 25 years ago on Nov. 9 and John Lessard, University of the Pacific’s director of film studies, is commemorating the moment by ...

When word of crowds gathering at the Berlin Wall reached Europe correspondent Ian Henderson on a cold November day in 1989, no one believed it would ultimately lead to its fall.