Building the Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall divided the German city from 1961 until 1989. It became a symbol of the deep political divisions that split Europe between the so-called capitalist West and the Communist East. The wall across Berlin was an ideological and physical barrier - and often a deadly one. Learn more about the Berlin Wall → www.livescience.com/64673-pho...
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Crazy how much the world has changed, yet how similar it is

[@Margaret709]

The first person who reported the Berlin Wall under construction would've been an interesting detail. Or who first manned Checkpoint Charlie.

[@Hongaars1969]

Wonderful to find a Berlin Wall newsreel I have never seen before. Thank you

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Insane. Awesome video. Thank you

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