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The Fall of the Berlin Wall - The fall of the Berlin Wall (German: Mauerfall) on 9 November 1989 was a pivotal event in world history which marked the falling of the Iron Curtain and the start of the fall of communism in Eastern and Central Europe.

  • Pro-democracy protests

    Pro-democracy protests
    As the Pro-Democracy protests start, East Germany opens the border after 28 years.
  • crossing the border

    crossing the border
    A 20 year old man was shot and killed while trying to cross the border in Germany
  • Escape

    Hundred's of East Germans escape to the West.
  • The start

    The start
    Barbed wire and other things are starting to be removed in Austria.
  • Demonstrations

    Demonstrations
    Demonstrations have started by the wall. Hungary dismantles the wall and lets the East Germans cross to Hungary.
  • Brandenburg Gate

    Brandenburg Gate
    A new border crossing is opened at Brandenburg Gate.
  • october 1990

    october 1990
    Germany is finally reunited after 4 decades of Cold War Division