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Tens of thousands celebrate fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago with concerts and art installations
BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago in Germany's capital on Saturday with open-air concerts, art installations and official events commemorating one of the country's most historic days on Nov. 9, 1989. It was “a lucky day...
Today in History: November 9, Berlin Wall falls after 28 years
Today is Saturday, Nov. 9, the 314th day of 2024. There are 52 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 9, 1989, communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West for the first time in decades. Also...
The Berlin Wall: A divide that once shaped German women's lives still echoes today
BERLIN (AP) — Like many other young women living in communist East Germany, Solveig Leo thought nothing about juggling work and motherhood. The mother of two was able to preside over a large state-owned farm in the northeastern village of Banzkow because childcare was widely available. ...
AP Photos: 35 years after the Berlin Wall opened, fragments of East Germany's border remain
BERLIN (AP) — Most of communist East Germany's heavily fortified border was torn down quickly after it was opened in 1989, but there are still places where visitors can see the remains of the Berlin Wall and other sections of the frontier. East Germany closed the border in Berlin...
Today in History: November 1, Seabiscuit wins “Race of the Century”
Today is Friday, Nov. 1, the 306th day of 2024. There are 60 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 1, 1938, in a two-horse match race, Seabiscuit defeated the favored Triple Crown winner War Admiral by four lengths in what was dubbed the “Race of the...
Former officer with East Germany’s secret police sentenced to prison for a border killing in 1974
BERLIN (AP) — An 80-year-old former officer with communist East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for the murder of a Polish man at a border crossing in divided Berlin 50 years ago. The Berlin state court said in its ruling that there...
Today in History: September 4, the 1949 Peekskill Riots
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Sept. 4, the 248th day of 2024. There are 118 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 4, 1949, more than 140 people were injured following a performance by singer Paul Robeson in Peekskill, N.Y. as an...
Today in History: August 31, Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in Paris crash
Today is Saturday, Aug. 31, the 244th day of 2024. There are 122 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed after the car she was riding in crashed in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris; her partner Dodi Fayed...
Being Black in Germany has never been easy. Elections in eastern states could make it harder still
ERFURT, Germany (AP) — It was a balmy summer night in 2020, shortly after the lifting of Germany’s first COVID-19 lockdown, and Omar Diallo and two friends from his home country of Guinea wanted to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Muslim festival of sacrifice. “We were enjoying life,...
German president inaugurates the rebuilt tower of a church with Nazi-era historical baggage
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's president on Thursday inaugurated the rebuilt tower of a church that became associated with the Nazis' takeover of power and whose remains were demolished under communist rule. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said it offers an opportunity to reflect on...
