Today marks the 25-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and thousands are on hand in Germany’s capital to celebrate the historic event:
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8,000 glowing balloons will recreate the Berlin Wall this weekend http://t.co/vXaOWw4g8l pic.twitter.com/3duTV2ziie
— WIRED (@WIRED) November 7, 2014
Berlin is just cool. 8,000 glowing balloons recreate the Berlin Wall, 25 yrs after its fall: http://t.co/md0S9XNUSf pic.twitter.com/qWQZ4TyhLz
— Tabatha Southey (@TabathaSouthey) November 8, 2014
8,000 balloons light route of Berlin Wall as Germany prepares to mark 25 years since it fell http://t.co/drXxVAQdi9 pic.twitter.com/KpOLTUiRaB
— ITV News (@itvnews) November 7, 2014
Amazing photo: @BILD captures Helmut Kohl in front of Brandenburg Gate, 25 years after helped bring down #BerlinWall. pic.twitter.com/nT8tVxL4Hw
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) November 8, 2014
Some of the images from 25 years ago:
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The fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years later: "We can change things for the better" http://t.co/S2Y84KeqpG pic.twitter.com/2ntq90A8a3
— VICE News (@vicenews) November 9, 2014
Tom Brokaw reflects on what it was like to cover the fall of the Berlin Wall http://t.co/coridiHJSD pic.twitter.com/vxMYVU2jU4
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) November 9, 2014
25yrs ago today: 1st big hole in the #berlinwall :Border between ČSSR+W. GER now open for E. Germans MT @Mauerfall89 pic.twitter.com/QWnTka66XX
— German Embassy (@GermanyinUSA) November 6, 2014
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It's hard to remember just how impassable the Berlin Wall was — until one day it wasn't. http://t.co/2u4frGH5fJ pic.twitter.com/kRwdGeRPsF
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) November 6, 2014
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It happened 25 years ago in #Berlin at the #BerlinWall pic.twitter.com/9ZB0QA7e8t
— Titika Schmidt (@TitikaSchmidt) November 5, 2014
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They broke through the fence in its final hrs. The next morning they awoke to the Berlin Wall. http://t.co/TbN3vJZbHH pic.twitter.com/rP9ULRCA18
— Mashable (@mashable) November 7, 2014
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Berlin Wall opening remains fresh on minds http://t.co/bzNr6A6yZw pic.twitter.com/rwdpsyTlgC
— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) November 7, 2014
Berlin Wall came down 25 years ago. Photos of final people to escape from E. Berlin in 1961: http://t.co/jv7Q4rRfLo pic.twitter.com/4FpENzlaIN
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) November 7, 2014
And what’s a post on the fall of the Berlin Wall without a mention of David Hasselhoff?
From Reagan to Hasselhoff: 5 people who didn't bring down the Berlin Wall (Photo: Getty) http://t.co/9OjrQ3vGfc pic.twitter.com/2rxfEEltO4
— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) November 5, 2014
25 years today since the Berlin Wall fell. Here is David Hasselhoff celebrating with his song "Looking for Freedom" pic.twitter.com/eSBPZSIJFX
— Mr Barrett (@arnewoodbazzer) November 9, 2014
How many of you have your own little piece of freedom? #BerlinWall #fallofthewall25 #fotw25 https://t.co/MpJ5vwPtP3 pic.twitter.com/RV3JTRNV7J
— David Hasselhoff (@DavidHasselhoff) November 9, 2014
Pieces of the Berlin Wall are now on display at locations around the world:
More remnants of the Berlin Wall can be found outside of Berlin than in the city itself http://t.co/zzBO3bQUjC pic.twitter.com/xH6UZYNVRQ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 3, 2014
How the Berlin Wall ended up criss-crossing the globe http://t.co/V45TOiwa01 #BerlinWall25 pic.twitter.com/rvAtVo1ZFt
— NBC News Pictures (@NBCNewsPictures) November 3, 2014
Where on earth is the Berlin wall? http://t.co/Jq9eNYovcL pic.twitter.com/vf878Tj9Lx
— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) October 28, 2014
Just where communism belongs: in a museum with lots of other old, dead things.
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