On Nov. 9, 1989, communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West for the first time in decades. The news was heralded around the world.

Germany marked 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell with festivities on Saturday under the theme "Preserve Freedom!", against the somber backdrop of war in Gaza and Ukraine, and fears that democracy is ...

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BERLIN — Tens of thousands of people celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago in Germany's capital on Saturday with open-air concerts, art installations and official events commemorating ...

West Berliners crowd in front of the Berlin Wall early 11 November 1989 as they watch East German border guards demolishing a section of the wall in order to open a new crossing point between East and ...

Last week it commemorated the 36 th anniversary of that magical moment on November 9 1989 when the Berlin Wall fell and the ...

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 ...

Symbolic of the Cold War, the 155-kilometre concrete wall cut the German capital in half and separated its citizens.

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 260-foot piece of the Berlin wall in a forest in Berlin on Jan. 24, 2018. The recently discovered remnant of the Berlin Wall from the heavily fortified border’s early days is being given protected ...

Show more Show less November 9, 1989 is commemorated as the day East Germany's dictatorship opened the borders to the West Artworks on the theme of freedom stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in ...