Helden: November 9, 1989
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20 years ago today as images of the fall of the Berlin Wall streamed across televisions around the world, I played Little Steven's poignant song Checkpoint Charlie. Little Steven's 1984 song openly dreamed of a free and united Berlin. On November 9, 1989 that dream began to come true. Today as we celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall, I also dream of Freedom in Iran and the fall of the Iran Curtain.
The Berliner Zeitung has a nice series of images and articles about the history and fall of the Berlin Wall:
20. Jahre Mauerfall
John F Kennedy in Berlin: "Ich bin ein Berliner."
"This film shows video footage taken in April 1990 plus still image photographs taken in December 1989 and July 2005. There is footage on both sides of the wall, although for reasons of personal security the footage of the Eastern side of the crossing point is somewhat minimal. Nevertheless it is possible to see the arrangement of frosted glass screens which made it virtually impossible to see the crossing point from the East."
Photographer Anthony Suau talks about his iconic image of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Artist Kent Twitchell paints an image of JFK on a portion of the Berlin Wall on exhibit in Los Angeles
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Wende Museum: Wall Across Wilshire
