Mr. Gorbechev, reconstruct that wall Tourists love it. Add some machine gunned-manned towers and commission a sculpture of victims stuck on barbed wire for added affect. " “Berlin Wall turns 50 – and some...
Something there is that doesn't love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun, And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work of hunters...
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1989: Berliners celebrate the fall of the Wall
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1989: Berliners celebrate the fall of the WallThe Berlin Wall has been breached after nearly three decades keeping East and West Berliners apart. At midnight East Germany's Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be...
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The celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall was one week ago today. With that behind us, it is now time to acknowledge that the construction of separation walls throughout the world is on the increase. According to l’Observatoire de géopolitique...
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12 November 2009 [CG Note: London-based Burma Democratic Concern (BDC), founded in 2008, has been noted for its strong campaigns and lobbying activities both inside and outside Burma to restore democracy, human...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy posted on his Facebook page a photo of him chipping away the Berlin Wall on the night of November 9, 1989. Sarkozy posted the photo yesterday for the 20th anniversary of the fall of...
So, it has been 20 years since the Berlin Wall came down and Germany embarked on its journey towards reunification? Really? If my friends from the US, Canada, Norway had not made me aware of this...
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Television star and musical sensation in Germany, David Hasselhoff claims he had a role in bringing the Berlin Wall down. Perhaps with the 20th anniversary fast approaching (November 9th, 1989) it worth...
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October 3 marks the 19th anniversary of the German reunification. On October 3, 1990, Tthe German Democratic Republic (East Gemrany) joined the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), and the Deutsche...
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Seventy years ago today, the deadliest conflict in human history began as Germany invaded Poland. Today, leaders of twenty countries gather in Gdansk, Poland, to commemorate the war. Leaders of many of the...
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Usain Bolt, the record-holder in both 100m and 200m races at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany, received a memorable souvenir from the thankful Germans. Bolt will now have to take home a...
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The East-Side Gallery was created in 1990, during the first year after Berlin Wall’s
collapse. Hundreds of artists from all over the world came to Berlin,
and covered some 1300 meters of the remains of...
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The day the Berlin Wall fell was a major day in the world's history. An icon of the Cold War, the Wall stood for tragedy, family separation, and as a reminder of a gallant U.S. airlift to feed hungry people.No one...
I have lived to see, first-hand, how an entire society goes mad, and loses all humanity…The personal is the political, and the choices we make in our everyday lives translate into good or evil in the (supposedly distinct) public sphere. Whether misled by ambition, or...
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