November 9 in American History
East Germany opened its borders and crowds poured through the Berlin Wall, tearing at it with hammers and bare hands. The barrier that had divided the free and unfree worlds for 28 years was finished. It was the visible end of the Cold War — a victory for the Western ideals America had championed for four decades.
In 1989: the Berlin Wall falls. East Germany opened its borders and crowds poured through the Berlin Wall, tearing at it with hammers and bare hands.
East Germany opened its borders and crowds poured through the Berlin Wall, tearing at it with hammers and bare hands. The barrier that had divided the free and unfree worlds for 28 years was finished. It was the visible end of the Cold War — a victory for the Western ideals America had championed for four decades.
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