Saturday, November 7, 2009

Getting Ready To Party In Berlin

Domino pieces are lined up in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin November 7, 2009.
REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski


A Division Through Time -- New York Times

SNAKING ALONG, cutting through fields and streets, yards and gardens, the 28-mile-long Berlin Wall stood as a border between East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989.

That all changed on Nov. 9, 1989, when an inexact translation, a confused border guard and a natural longing for a better life opened a hole in that wall that would eventually end the Cold War.

Read more ....

More News On The 20th Anniversary of The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

Berlin all fired up for wall-to-wall partying -- Times Online
Berlin Buzzing as Anniversary Festivities Get Under Way -- FOX News
Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall -- AP
With the Berlin Wall Just a Memory, German Divisions Fade -- New York Times
Berliners admire giant dominos for 1989 anniversary -- AFP
Study shows high cost of German reunification: report -- Reuters

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