wikipedia - 13 Aug 2019
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany), starting on 13 August 1961, the Wall completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989. Its demolition officially began on 13 June 1990 and was completed in 1992. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, which circumscri
The Local Germany - 13 Aug 2019
58 years ago today, August 13th 1961, the first border fences were erected around the border of West Berlin, in what would quickly become the Berlin Wall.
DW (English) - 17 Aug 2019
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday paid tribute to Hungary for its role in the fall of the Berlin Wall and Germany's reunification ahead of the ...
Rappler - 17 Aug 2019
Around 500 runners start running Saturday, August 17, for the 8th edition of the Berlin Wall Race meant to commemorate those who died trying to cross the wall ...
GermanyinUSA - 16 Aug 2019
If you've ever traveled to Germany, there's a good chance you've seen tiny pieces of the Berlin Wall for sale at a souvenir shop. But the wall is gone – so where ...
The New York Times - 24 Jul 2019
Point of No Return,” an exhibition marking the anniversary, shows that not all artists celebrated the historic events of 1989.
Khmer Times - 15 Aug 2019
Construction of the Berlin Wall began on August 13, 1961 – the same year birth control was introduced in Germany. It was also the beginning of what would ...
VOA News - 16 Aug 2019
Thirty years ago, the Iron Curtain dividing Europe lifted. Next week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel travels to Hungary to commemorate the anniversary of a ...
SBS News - 12 Aug 2019
A photograph of Rosemarie Badaczewski and Kriemhild Meyer turned into one of the most famous images depicting the division created by the Berlin Wall.
Yahoo Singapore News - 17 Aug 2019
Participants of the 8th edition of the 100-mile Berlin Wall Race run where guard towers and barbed wire once stood. At 6:00 am (0400 GMT), around 500 ...
NEWS.com.au - 14 Aug 2019
1834: South Australia Act is passed by Britain's parliament, allowing for establishment of colony there. 1844: Charles Sturt leaves Adelaide but returns two years ...
Big News Network - 17 Aug 2019
The Iron Curtain was at first an ideological and then a physical separation of communist Eastern Europe from the West from the 1940s after World War IIThe.
The Local Germany - 31 Jul 2019
Hungary said Wednesday that Prime Minister Viktor Orban had invited German Chancellor Angela Merkel to commemorate the 1989 "Pan-European Picnic" ...
Complex - 30 Jul 2019
Sole Origins heads to Germany to go inside the global headquarters of sneaker companies Adidas and Puma and uncovers the long-time rivalry between both ...
www.wearecentralpa.com - 19 Jul 2019
(WTAJ) — John Clay is joined by Jared Frederick, and Youta Lorenson, Penn State Altoona history professors, as well as Sam Dunkle: A local veteran, to talk ...
Independent - 16 Aug 2019
Paris, France | AFP | The Iron Curtain was at first an ideological and then a physical separation of communist Eastern Europe from the West from the 1940s after ...
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty - 25 Jul 2019
To mark 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, we revisited the precise locations of 14 memorable photos taken when half of the city lay behind the Iron ...
