The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War, paving the way for German reunification ...

- East Berliners get helping hands from West Berliners as they climb the Berlin Wall, which divided the city since the end of ...

Built in 1961, the Berlin Wall stood for 28 years at the front line of the Cold War between the Americans and the Soviets. It ...

In 1987, celebrating the 750th anniversary of its founding, the two sides of Berlin — the capitalist West and the socialist ...

What began as confusion soon turned to celebration as Berliners from both east and west flooded the streets, chipping away at ...

As Germany celebrates the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago on Nov. 9 1989, women look back at how different their lives were under communism in East and capitalism in West Germany ...

35 years ago the Berlin wall fell, reuniting Germans who were divided between east and west for nearly three decades. As Berliners poured through holes in the concrete to reach the other side ...

“East or West — it's not even a topic in our family anymore,” she said, as she sat on a bench near a thin, cobble-stoned path ...

Most of communist East Germany’s heavily fortified border was torn down quickly after it was opened in 1989, but there are ...

“East or West — it's not even a topic in our family ... which marks the former course of the Berlin Wall. She also said that growing up, she had not experienced any disadvantages because ...

Whenever I visit Berlin I can’t help remembering my spooky visit to East Berlin back in 1971. I vividly recall how, as we were about to return to West Berlin, our tour bus was stopped and ...