The new permanent exhibition at the Haus der Geschichte in Bonn brings 80 years of German history to life, including the post-war period, the fall of the Berlin Wall— and concluding with present-day ...

The Berlin Wall, one of the most powerful symbols of the Cold War was destroyed on November 9th, 1989 the Berlin Wall was built in 1961 during the Cold War as *** way to separate the Soviet controlled ...

A segment from the Berlin Wall, one of more than 170 pieces taken from the structure, has a new home in Herefordshire. The 3.6m (12ft) chunk that weighs 2.6 tonnes (2,600kg) has been positioned at ...

When the Berlin Wall went up overnight, National Geographic correspondents were on hand to document a city that became a ...

Who would have known a holiday trip to Germany in December 1989, would have offered an opportunity to be an eyewitness to, and participate in, the remaking of European history? At the time, Eric, our ...

In the summer of 1961, a 21-year-old John Putney traveled abroad for the first time in his life, prompted by his mother to work at a refugee camp in Berlin, where large numbers of people landed after ...

Otis Library will host a program on the Berlin Wall at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 10. The event will explore the history of the Berlin Wall and its fall in 1989, according to a community announcement. The wall ...

The night the Berlin Wall, divider of Germany and of the world, was brought down, people streamed to climb over it, stand on top of it or rush through it, in shock and jubilation. Others came with ...