The night of 9 November 1989 was undoubtedly one of the most dramatic of the 20th century. The Berlin Wall in Germany – the armed border that had separated citizens of East and West Berlin since 1961 ...

Once one of the world’s most dangerous border crossings, Berlin’s symbol of death and division has been turned into a tangible way to experience history Joe Baur - Freelance travel writer It’s ...

In bustling Berlin, one can easily miss the inconspicuous parallel rows of cobblestones that cut across city streets, sidewalks and plazas. They mark where the Berlin Wall, for 28 years, divided ...

Communist East Germany closed its border in Berlin on Aug. 13, 1961, when it erected a wall that eventually turned into an increasingly elaborate fortification snaking through the city and around ...

At an event marking the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Saturday, the city's mayor, Kai Wegner, said November 9 remains a fateful day for Germany - both in a positive and negative ...

"In the past 24 hours, the political landscape of Europe has been irrevocably changed." That's how NPR's Linda Wertheimer began an All Things Considered broadcast alongside co-host Robert Siegel, 33 ...

A section of the Berlin Wall, gifted to Hudson County more than 15 years ago, has finally found its permanent home in Secaucus’ Laurel Hill Park. Hudson County Executive Craig Guy unveiled the new ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – University leaders gathered at UMass Amherst’s Memorial Hall Tuesday to celebrate the installation of a segment of the Berlin Wall. The Consul General of Germany to the New ...

TIJUANA, MX (KGTV) – Almost 34 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a piece of it is now in Friendship Park at the Playas de Tijuana. The American-born film producer, Marcos Cline Márquez, donated ...

A 6,000-pound slab of the Berlin Wall has found a new home in the Inland Empire. The colorful, paint-gun splattered 3-ton section of wall is being installed at the newly established Ronald Reagan Park ...

In bustling Berlin, one can easily miss the inconspicuous parallel rows of cobblestones that cut across city streets, sidewalks and plazas. They mark where the Berlin Wall, for 28 years, divided ...