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Google Doodle Honors 25th Anniversary of Berlin Wall's Fall

Kat De Guzman |

Nov 10, 2014 08:56 PM EST

The wall fell on November 9, 1989, an event that signaled the ultimate fall of communism in Europe.

Harald Jaeger: The Man Who Started it All Celebrate 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Staff Reporter |

Nov 10, 2014 05:32 AM EST

August 1961 - West Berlin was cut off from East Germany with the construction of The Berlin Wall, complete with guards and watch towers placed along large concrete walls. For over 25 years, the tension on both sides were high that even U.S. President Ronald Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall on 12th of June 1987. But even the world’s most powerful man in the world was not able to put a stop to the divide.

German Castles for Sale – Cheap but Expensive to Renovate

Dean M. Bernardo |

Nov 08, 2014 08:07 PM EST

Twenty five years since the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, medieval forts and castles are up for sale at low prices, but with cost of renovations more expensive than the purchase amount.

Time Traveler App Brings to Life Images of Berlin Wall Collapse, Other Historic Moments

Vittorio Hernandez |

Nov 08, 2014 07:24 AM EST

Time travel has gone a long way since Michael J. Fox's Back to the Future movie became a hit in the 1990s. With smartphones and tablets now part of a traveler's necessities, these devices are not only for communicating with people left back home or taking selfies but also to give the user a glimpse of a historic landmark using a newly released app.

OWLS Media Sued David Hasselhoff, Nat Geo Over Documentary on Berlin Wall

Frida Palma |

Jul 15, 2014 08:01 AM EDT

OWLS Media has sued “Baywatch” star, David Hasselhoff for a breach of contract over a documentary about Berlin Wall.

World Pays Tribute to the Man Who Helped Bring Down Berlin Wall

Marcel Woo |

Jul 13, 2014 10:13 AM EDT

The world paid its tribute Sunday to the former president of Georgia and foreign minister of the Soviet Union Eduard Shevardnadze, who was instrumental in ending the cold war by helping bring down Germany's Berlin Wall.