The Fall of the Berlin Wall — 20 Years Later

By John Farrier in Everything Else on Nov 9, 2009 at 1:00 am

Twenty years ago today, the Berlin Wall was breached and collapse of European Communism rapidly accelerated. From the archives of the BBC:

At midnight East Germany’s Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be opened after hundreds of people converged on crossing points.

They surged through cheering and shouting and were be met by jubilant West Berliners on the other side.

Ecstatic crowds immediately began to clamber on top of the Wall and hack large chunks out of the 28-mile (45-kilometre) barrier.

Link | Timeline of the Wall | Interactive Map of the Wall | PBS Documentary | Image: U.S. Department of State

Tags: berlin, Berlin Wall, communism

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Larfin Jackarse
Nov 9th, 2009 at 1:42 am
Oooo…first…time for a meaningless comment.
AuntieJan
Nov 9th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Thanks for this post! I miss Sagan, too. Interesting how nobody seems to have stepped into the breach left by his passing, to continue the work of making science accessible to the average person. He and Richard Feynman went a long way towards making science understandable.
scot
Nov 9th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Sakki. I am sending you a chaeck for the full $60,000.
Alex
Nov 9th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Scot’s comment made more sense before I deleted the spam
pwscott
Nov 9th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Hellloo? What did we get when the wall fell? It’s been 20 years and we even lost Communism. :^P
Evilbeagle
Nov 10th, 2009 at 5:18 am
Unfortunately, Communism still exists in some places. The fall of the wall was momentous, however, and it is a memory that still fills me with happiness.
hedwig
Nov 10th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
a memory that still fills me with wonder.

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