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Song Power Baby!

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Song power baby! https://t.co/BaeAkcb8ms — Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) June 22, 2021 @StevieVanZandt -Checkpoint Charlie https://t.co/m8vvpDAWzq https://t.co/5RMjKtXiHn — Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) June 22, 2021  

Helden: Remembering November 9, 1989

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Helden: November 9, 1989 TwitPaint 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 whic...