Fall of the Berlin Wall Opens East Germany to West Berlin November 9, 1989
Cold War: Fall of the Berlin Wall: East Germany opens checkpoints in the Berlin Wall, allowing its citizens to travel to West Berlin.
Date: November 9, 1989
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