The East Side Gallery refers to the longest intact section of the Berlin Wall, which stretches for nearly a mile. If you want to experience the wall for the first time, this is the place to do it.

October 3 is Germany ... of the Berlin Wall. Stick with me, it’s not that much. Considering just how historical this Berlin landmark is, it’s amazing how much it has been neglected. Thanks only to an ...

East Berlin is a city under siege. Germans recall 1953 revolt BERLIN, Aug. 14, 1961 (UPI) -- Eight years ago this summer the Soviet zone of Germany exploded into violence. The situation then was ...

Berlin, Germany, 1975: A simple task like changing a lightbulb, normally the subject of jokes about how many people are required to do so, takes on a serious, sinister meaning when it’s being ...

A Battle to Preserve the Berlin Wall as Cold War Landmark In Germany, a fight is on about protecting what remains of a Cold War landmark: the Berlin Wall. For 28 years, the wall separated East and ...

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The maladies of East Germany are usually economic, but last week they were personal as well. Raging in East Berlin was a dysentery epidemic that so far has affected 28,000 people. Those who ...

August 13, 1961: In the early hours of the morning, construction of the Wall begins in Berlin. The Wall was a symbol of the Cold War that divided the world into East and West. In 1989, a peaceful ...