June 12 in American History
Standing at the Berlin Wall, President Reagan challenged the Soviet leader directly: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" His own advisers had wanted the line cut as too provocative. Two years later the Wall came down. The speech became a symbol of moral clarity in the face of tyranny — and of the Cold War's coming end.
In 1987: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!". Standing at the Berlin Wall, President Reagan challenged the Soviet leader directly: "Mr.
Standing at the Berlin Wall, President Reagan challenged the Soviet leader directly: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" His own advisers had wanted the line cut as too provocative. Two years later the Wall came down. The speech became a symbol of moral clarity in the face of tyranny — and of the Cold War's coming end.
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