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slate.com - 24 days ago
Why was Berlin the key to the Cold War?
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The Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago, but few of the news stories marking the anniversary have explained the event's full significance. The Cold War had been raging for a quarter-century before the wall went up on Aug. 13, 1961. How could its collapse, on Nov. 9, 1989, have heralded the Cold War's demise? [ more ... ] Cold War - Berlin Wall - Berlin - Germany - History
news.yahoo.com - 21 days ago
Obama in surprise Berlin Wall video address (AFP)
— news.yahoo.com — AFP - US President Barack Obama on Monday made a surprise video address to celebrations in Germany... marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (more) Obama in surprise Berlin Wall video address (AFP)

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20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall (video)
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20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall (video)
— youtube.com — Today is the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. It is a great day... for Liberty that should not be forgotten.Video montage created by the Compet... (more) 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall (video)
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Video: Obama addresses Berlin on the fall of the Wall
hotair.com - 21 days ago
Video: Obama addresses Berlin on the fall of the Wall
— hotair.com — I’m giving you two versions, the unedited BBC transmission and the censored version that ran on Russian... state television (which omits the passage about the Declaration of Independence but not, curiously, the one about the Iron Curtain), thus ... (more) Video: Obama addresses Berlin on the fall of the Wall

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Why was Berlin the key to the Cold War?
Slate Magazine — The Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago, but few of the news stories marking the anniversary have explained the event's full significance. The Cold War had been raging for a quarter-century before the wall went up on Aug. 13, 1961. How could its collapse, on Nov. 9, 1989, have heralded the Cold War's demise? [more ...] Cold War - Berlin Wall - Berlin - Germany - History

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