Reagan Challenges Gorbachev to Tear Down Berlin Wall, June 12, 1987
Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
Date: June 12, 1987
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