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Thursday, November 9, 1989

On the evening of November 9, 1989, East German authorities announced that East Berliners could cross to the West. By midnight, crowds were on top of the wall and chipping pieces off as souvenirs. Less than a year later, Germany was reunified.

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Why this date?

  • The Berlin Wall stood for 28 years — from August 13, 1961 until November 9, 1989.
  • About 140 people are confirmed to have died trying to cross from East to West.
  • German reunification followed on October 3, 1990 — now a national holiday.
  • Pieces of the wall are still sold as memorabilia in souvenir shops across Berlin.

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