Happy 20th Anniversary Germany

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Twenty years ago today, the Berlin Wall burst open. I count the event as one of the biggest events that has happened during my lifetime … bigger than 9/11. It symbolized the collapse of the Soviet Empire, and it happened in such a surreal way it is still hard to believe.

Below are two videos I found on YouTube. The first is a moving tribute to the wall itself. The second is about the moment folks actually burst through the wall. What videos or stories have you seen that mark the event?


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4 responses to “Happy 20th Anniversary Germany”

  1. Einigkeit und Freiheit!! Herzlichen glückwunsch zum tag der deutschen einheit.

  2. Unity and Freedom indeed!

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    Dana Ames

    Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit…. (so begins the last verse of the German national anthem)
    Don’t forget the Recht- Justice.
    We were all on tiptoe waiting for the bloodbath- and it didn’t come…
    God be praised!!! I am so grateful to have been alive to see it.
    Dana

  4. Thank you Michael that was wonderful to watch and remember.

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