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Germany's Divide

November 8, 2006

On Nov. 9, 1989, East Germany announced the easing of border controls. Thousands stormed the Berlin Wall and demanded its opening. At 11:30 p.m. the first section of it fell, ushering in the demise of the Iron Curtain.

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