Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, Aug. 25 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! The Berlin Wall divided Germany – and Europe - for nearly 30 years. Like other walls ...
When East Germany built the Berlin Wall in 1961, it didn’t just divide streets and families - it split the very arteries of the city: its subway system. Once seamless, Berlin’s U-Bahn lines were ...
On Aug. 13, 1961, Berliners woke up on a Sunday morning to find their city divided by a wall. That day became known as “Barbed Wire Sunday,” marking a peak in the era of the Cold War. It felt like a ...
The Berlin Wall, one of the most powerful symbols of the Cold War was destroyed on November 9th, 1989 the Berlin Wall was built in 1961 during the Cold War as *** way to separate the Soviet controlled ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Berlin governing mayor places flowers to mark the 36th anniversary of the Berlin wall fall, at the Wall memorial on Bernauer ...
On August 13, 1961, Berliners woke up to find their city divided by a wall. On August 13, 1961, Berliners woke up on a Sunday morning to find their city divided by a wall. That day became known as ...