Attribution license falling of the berlin wall 1989. The berlin wall explained explainity explainer video youtube. Down your dreamin, get ready to fight were the beast, lets give em a fight oh, were gonna bring it down for the better all the people of the world together were coming back believin forever ever and ever and ever and ever tear it down, tear it down turn the people all around tear it down, down, down till we bring it to the ground down. Mike sargent afp via getty images president ronald reagan, commemorating the 750th anniversary of berlin, addresses the people of west berlin at the base of the brandenburg gate, near the berlin wall, on june 12, 1987. A youtube history lesson for kids the berlin wall jump. Saturday, november 9, marks 30 years since the berlin wall began to come down. But british childrens privacy rights are now being breached at a scale few parents are aware of. Attribution license falling of the berlin wall 1989 youtube. Nov 01, 2009 of all the images synonymous with the fall of the berlin wall in 1989, mtvs distinctive threeletter logo may seem the least likely. The day the berlin wall came crumbling down washington times. A world united revisits the events surrounding the wall s historic collapse. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Find highquality berlin wall stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images.
The berlin wall was taken down on november 9, 1989. Amazing, rare photographs of the berlin wall coming down. Opinion how the fall of the berlin wall really happened. Well into that year, east germany remained nearly inescapable. For 28 years, the berlin wall had been a symbol of the cold war and the iron curtain between sovietled communism and the democracies of the west.
Another brick in the wall can we save child rights from. Germany marks 30 years since fall of berlin wall youtube. Nov 18, 2015 a presentation by anett created with haiku deck, free presentation software that is simple, beautiful, and fun. Human cost of berlin wall and a divided germany video rt. Nov 09, 2009 at night, east berlin looked like the street lights were 20 watt only. Of all the images synonymous with the fall of the berlin wall in 1989, mtvs distinctive threeletter logo may seem the least likely. Youtube is an american videosharing website headquartered in san bruno, california. Nov 08, 2009 monday marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. Construction of the wall was commenced by the german democratic republic gdr, east germany on august 1961. Berliner mauer separated the city of berlin in germany from 1961 to 1989. Quick journey through the building history of the berlin wall. A live album of the concert was released 21 august 1990.
Berlin wall, german berliner mauer, barrier that surrounded west berlin and prevented access to it from east berlin and adjacent areas of east germany during the period from 1961 to 1989. A german expert on the berlin wall shared his take on president donald trumps proposed wall along the u. What was the first time you remember hearing about the so. Bringing down walls, 25 years later 25 years after the fall of the berlin wall, world leaders should learn from president george h. The show was held in berlin on 21 july 1990, to commemorate the fall of the berlin wall eight months earlier. For more great content go to and download our apps.
Pretty much no one in the west thought the berlin wall was all that cool. Here is a short 6 minutes documentary that shows the events that lead to the fall of the berlin wall and beyond. Within a year, on october 3, 1990, germany was reunified as the federal republic of germany. It included guard towers placed along concrete walls with a wide area known as the death strip.
The bright lights were used by the police to spot the bad citizens trying to get out of there. Moments in history the fall of the berlin wall youtube. Hi jon, i am a student filmmaker at santa barbara city college. The berlin airlift of 194849 involved more than 250,000 flights carrying food and supplies into west berlin, after the june 12, 1987 president reagan at the berlin wall. How have your feelings about that era changed since 1989 and the berlin wall coming down. Sunday will mark 25 years since the berlin wall was torn down, ending almost 30 years of division in the german capital. Berlin wall expert shares his thoughts on trumps border wall. Fab a slab of the berlin wall is lifted by an east german.
Watch alvin and the chipmunks tear down the berlin wall. Mtvs revolutionary hour on the berlin wall media the. Germany, allies celebrate 30th anniversary of the berlin. Many people thought it was a symbol of the cold war. Story on the commemoration of the fall of the berlin wall. Views around berlin before after and during the berlin wall 19611989 credit to the image owners featured.
I recently this video material recently and thought that some of it is spectacular. In all, at least 171 people were killed trying to get over, under or around the berlin wall. The berlin wall, ladies and gentlemen, is history, and it teaches us. Ronald reagan helped bring down the berlin wall 30 years ago. Nov 09, 2017 on november 9th, 1989, the wall that divided east and west berlin came down. Useful comments include a description of the problem, city and postal code. Mauerfall, on 9 november 1989, was a pivotal event in world history which marked the falling of the iron curtain and the start. All maps are to some extent political, and rarely more so than in divided berlin. The fall of the berlin wall part 2 east germany opens the gates bbc news 9th november 1989 duration. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. Nov 09, 2009 nbcs tom brokaw returns to berlin for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall.
But there it is on the umbrella of the freshfaced german guard. This documentary draws on political insights from interviews with george bush, mikhail. Nov 05, 2009 when the berlin wall came down and the white house demanded information, the embarrassed u. Top 10 books about the berlin wall books the guardian. The original character for yao was a pejorative term roughly translating to jackal and was used by the chinese government to describe the southern hill tribes of the mien ethnicity. The report was published just two years after construction began on the berlin wall. The berlin wall came crashing down in 1989, bringing with it a reunited and stronger germany and an end to the cold war.
Search, discover and share your favorite berlin wall gifs. Harrison denied that president ronald reagan brought down the berlin wall and. Freedom is and will remain perhaps the most important pillar, and browns documentary is a friendly reminder of the power of the people. The fall of the berlin wall twenty years ago today on nov. The 27mile portion of the barrier separating berlin into east and west consisted of two concrete walls between which was a death strip up to 160. Oct 16, 2017 on november 9, 1989, the citizens of berlin pulled down a section of the wall near the brandenburg gate. It stood for 28 years to separate the two sides of berlin. The berlin wall in germany separated people for almost 30 years before coming down. President reagan challenges gorbachev to tear down this wall. By conflating proximate and ultimate causes in tear down these myths outlook, nov.
The seismic event sent shock waves across europe, and sparked hopes for millions of east germans. On the evening of november 9, 1989, east germany announced an easing of travel restrictions to the west, and thousands demanded passage through the berlin wall. It is also a universal truth and goes beyond geography or genre. Haunted by columbine retro report documentary the new york times duration. It links 262 deaths, either by drowning, shooting, landmines, accidents or suicide following capture, to the 3. Still, it was not inevitable that the wall would come down in the autumn of 1989.
The wall cut off west berlin from surrounding east germany, including east berlin. The fall of the berlin wall 25 years ago not only reunited germany and foretold the coming collapse of the soviet union. It separated the eastern half from the western half. The godfather of punk conjures an intensely dark and lyrically sound and, though the album was not a commercial success, it captures. What were you taught in school and at home about the soviet union. At the time, there was exuberant joy over the border being opened.
The 10th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall is coming up on november 9, 1999. Nov 11, 2016 the 10th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall is coming up on november 9, 1999. In december 1963, the atlantic monthly published a 43page supplement on berlin, the broken city. This was true of the generation that began chipping away at the concrete of the berlin wall. It may be hard to imagine, a generation later, what a. The cold war that followed world war ii created a bipolar world, in which relations between countries and contests for state power everywhere were subsumed by the binary. It had been constructed overnight and on the night of. The berlin wall came tumbling down on november 9, 1989, reuniting east and west germany, and foreshadowing the fall of the soviet union. The wall live in berlin was a live concert performance by roger waters and numerous guest artists, of the pink floyd studio album the wall, itself largely written by waters during his time with the band. On saturday, germany and a host of european countries celebrated the 30th anniversary of when the infamous barrier began to crumble down. Nov 06, 2014 when the wall came down in the office of carl h. Built in 1961, extended in four stages until its fall in 1989.
Jonathan rugman assesses the pros and the cons of what has happened since 1989. The official opening of the border with west berlin occurred in a strange, confused way not much of a hammer blow at all. Mauerfall, on 9 november 1989, was a pivotal event in world history which marked the falling of the iron curtain and the start of the fall of communism in eastern and central europe. Nov 08, 2014 what was the berlin wall, and why was the fall of the wall so exciting not only for germans but for people around the world. A portion of the new study focused on the infamous berlin wall. The service was created by three former paypal employeeschad hurley, steve chen, and jawed karimin february 2005. How united is germany 28 years after the berlin walls fall. What was the first time you remember hearing about the.
Germany marks 30th anniversary of the fall of berlin wall youtube. Watch the video for coming down from five finger death punchs american capitalist for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Nov 09, 2009 the fall of the berlin wall 20 years ago today set off a wave of change throughout europe. Not all soviet satellites were happy with gorbachevs glasnost, and several were determined to resist with. In illinois, pieces of the wall are on public display in chicago and in central illinois. I am currently doing a documentary for an organization at my school called 2020 a.
The next night, coming down with the flu but not even daring to nap, i was walking along the wall and what seemed like tens of thousands of people were standing near the brandenburg gate at the wall. As we mark the 25 th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall, c. A veritable slackers guide to 1989 berlin, this coming ofage story is a window on to the lives of young west berliners determinedly unaware of how much the. Fab a slab of the berlin wall is lifted by an east german crane at potsdamer platz as they make way for an. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream. I was a us army intelligence officer working for allied forces. For his album berlin, the eponymous track perfectly draws on the paradoxical ethos of this generation divided by the berlin wall. Pretty funny girl podcast youtube power hour podcast. When the berlin wall fell on november 9, 1989, its destruction was nearly as instantaneous as its creation. Some of you were in berlin the night the wall came down and sent your stories.
The fall of the inner german border took place shortly afterwards. The wall was finally breached by jubilant berliners on 9 november 1989, unifying a city that had been divided for over 30 years. The rise and fall of the berlin wall and why it matters today. When it fell, the event was celebrated around the world. You can see a chunk of the wall at a cta station in the lincoln square neighborhood on chicagos north side. On the streets that november night in 1989, germans celebrated the demise of the barrier, but had no way of knowing what political. Escape from east germany was not impossible, however. Jul 21, 2016 haunted by columbine retro report documentary the new york times duration. Nov 07, 2014 in truth, the opening of the berlin wall on the night of nov. There are still some pieces left of the berlin wall, visitors can explore even decades after the german. Pforzheimer university professor robert darnton hangs a framed postcard featuring a crowd dancing on the berlin wall. Germany is marking 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall.
The berlin wall divided the modern capital of germany from august 3, 1961, until november 9, 1989 for a total of 10,316 days. To understand the importance of this event, we take a good look at the news archives, in a youtube kids history lesson the berlin wall. No wall that keeps people out and restricts freedom is so high or so wide that it cant be broken down, she said at a. The accidental opening of the berlin wall, mary elise sarotte tells the story of who actually did the deed, and why. Unlike bowie and iggy, lou reed never lived in berlin, however, he was inspired to pay homage to the unique city. A portion of the berlin wall is at reagans alma mater in. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else.
November 9 marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. As of november 9, 2019, it has been 10,957 days since the wall fell. Reagans supporters claim that this speech played a key role in sparking the events of 1989, but. But man, if ever there were a symbol for the division between the democratic capitalist west and the communist east, that wall is it. In 1989, scott chisholm reported from a newlyunified city as revellers danced as bewildered eastgerman border guards looked on.