Berlin Wall Falls: Cold War Division Ends
Communist-controlled East Germany suddenly opened checkpoints along the Berlin Wall, allowing citizens to stream freely into West Germany for the first time. This immediate breach triggered the rapid collapse of communist regimes across Eastern Europe and led to for German reunification just a year later.
November 9, 1989
37 years ago
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