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On This Day: May 2, 1989 - Hungary Begins Dismantling Its Border Fence With Austria

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On This Day: May 2, 1989 - Hungary Begins Dismantling Its Border Fence With Austria.

On May 2, 1989, Hungary began dismantling its border fence with Austria, a quiet but historic move that signaled the beginning of the end for the Iron Curtain. The opening allowed East Germans to cross into Austria and defect to the West, bypassing the heavily guarded Berlin Wall.

This moment marked one of the first major cracks in the Eastern Bloc and set in motion a series of events that would lead to the fall of the Berlin Wall later that year. Hungary’s decision showed a clear shift...
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