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On This Day November 9 1989 – Germany Began Tearing Down the Berlin Wall

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On This Day November 9 1989 – Germany Began Tearing Down the Berlin Wall.

On this day November 9 1989, the world watched in awe as Germany began tearing down the Berlin Wall, one of the most powerful symbols of division in modern history. Built in 1961 to separate communist East Germany from democratic West Germany, the wall had stood for nearly three decades as a physical and emotional barrier between two worlds. Its fall marked the beginning of a new era for Europe and signaled the approaching end of the Cold War.

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