Germany. This place and this day remind us of the great historical achievement. So after decades of living with a Border Patrol by ruthless armed guards under orders to shoot on sight anyone who tried to escape the east freedom which had seemed unimaginable in berlin arrived in november 989. We just walked right through without being stopped it was spent. On what my mother and my father over there can i go over there and see my parents yes. Welcome to the day germany has been marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the burden war with events across the capital and the country german chancellor im going to medical. And other european leaders took part in a ceremony of but now a star of one of the last stretches of the war remains on the chancellor warned europeans not to take their freedom for granted. Ceremonies in the heart of berlin commemorate the 30th anniversary of whats called the peaceful revolution. Today this section of the wall is a memorial site but 3 decades ago it sepa
Hello youre watching r. T. International im rosa welcome to the program. Now 30 years ago the berlin wall was torn down east and west berlin and heralding the beginning of the end of the cold war security is high with major celebrations being held across the country in berlin thousands have been taking part in numerous events including exhibitions history his jacqueline du can now with a quick look at its rise and fall of. The berlin wall a symbol of the cold war and division a line that separated the city families friends and changed berlin for the remainder of the 20th century 40 kilometers long at slice of the city and was erected in the night of august 13th 1961 1st it was just a barbed wire and concrete fence with 12 checkpoints but it swiftly grew into the fortified version most know it today the checkpoints were reduced to 3 and crossing became all but impossible. Imagine this a concrete wall 3. 6 meters high and 1. 2 meters wide smooth still nerve running along the top to preve
Germany. This place and this day remind us of a great historical achievement. So after decades of living with a Border Patrol by ruthless armed guards under orders to shoot on sight anyone who tried to escape the east freedom which had seemed unimaginable in berlin i arrived in november 989. We just walked right through without being stopped it was fantastic and what my mother and my father over there can i go over there and see my parents yes. Welcome to the day germany has been marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the burden of war with events across the capital and the country german chancellor im going to medical and. European leaders took part in a ceremony of but now a star of one of the last stretches of the wall remains on the chancellor warns europeans not to take their freedom for granted. Ceremonies in the heart of berlin commemorate the 30th anniversary of whats called the peaceful revolution. Today this section of the wall is a memorial site but 3 decades ago it sep
Special report on the night of november 9, 19 89. 30 years later, we are remembering that earth and concrete shattering day. Gallery,he berlin wall from the newseum and washington, d. C. It is our home for the next three hours on washington journal on cspan and cspan3. Were asking you to share your own memories. Give us a call and let us know fall meantrlin wall to you. If you live in eastern or central time zones, the number to call is 202 7488000. Mountain or pacific time zones, 202 7488001. At a special phone number for germanamericans this morning that number 202 7488002. If you want to send us a text this morning, that number is 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from, and of course you can catch up with us on social media, on twitter cspanwj, and on facebook. We welcome you to the berlin wall gallery here at the newseum. The largest unaltered portions of the berlin wall are here, outside of germany. Of small part of a Network Barriers that once sep
9 for from moscow studio where its currently just past 4 oclock in the morning q watching r. T. International thank you for joining us. Now 30 years ago the berlin wall was torn down reuniting east and west berlin and heralding the beginning of the end of the cold war security is high with major celebrations being held across germany and thousands have been taking for a new or service including exhibitions on the bulls history is Jacqueline Bouvier now with a quick look at its rise and fall. Of. The berlin wall a symbol of the cold war and division a line that separated the city families friends and changed berlin for the remainder of the 20th century 40 kilometers long at slice of the city and was erected in the night of august 13th 1961 1st it was just a barbed wire and concrete fence with 12 checkpoints but it swiftly grew into the fortified version most know it today the checkpoints were reduced to 3 and crossing became all but impossible. Imagine this a concrete wall 3. 6 meters h