The Berlin Wall fell on this date

[No_Regerts]

I remember watching this as a kid. Do you guys remember where you were when the wall fell?

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[Mikej]

In 1989 I was still doing nothing but working and playing. Oblivious of the horrors and histories being made around the world. Sad for me. Not sure I was even voting at the time.

 

[Mikej]

Here's something that I found interesting. If you're like me and know just the basics of what that wall was.

Berlin Wall – Thierry Noir

The Berlin Wall Thierry Noir and The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall is perhaps the most famous human artefact in modern world history. Built in 1961 at the height of the Cold War, the Wall symbolised in physical form the ideological and political divide between the Western Bloc and the USSR. 15...

thierrynoir.com

 

[chukar]

Yep, I was with the crayon eaters. Had a friend stationed in Germany who sent me a small bit of the wall.

 

[Xaevian]

 

[chukar]

Sweet Scorpions drop. I haven't actually listened to them since high school. This brought back some memories!

 

[Certaindeaf]

They don't build them like they used to..

 

[No_Regerts]

 

[kmk1012]

I was nine, only thinking about my next dirt bike ride or driving my RC cars on my days off, LOL. My dad is a fabricator and made me work in the shop when not in school, turns out that is a good practice. But, I absolutely remember tha wall coming down. It was live on our "color" tv and I remember the scene when there finally was a hole opened up and people were shaking hands and such.

 

[Alexx1401]

I do remember watching on the news, the people standing on it with hammers. Did not make enough impression on me to remember exactly where I was at the time like when JFK was shot or 9/11. Strange how both of those I do remember exactly where I was even though I was just a kid walking home from School when I heard older kids talking about JFK.

 

[titsonritz]

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Yep I was in the Army at the time.

In any event...The Wall is a great retort to those who think that Communism is a viable or good idea.
Andy

 

[redmond]

My brother was a Redleg stationed there at the time. Lots of confusion as to what the heck was happening.

 

[titsonritz]

I had a friend who was over in Europe and had a ticket to go see The Wall – Live in Berlin concert. He called me from Paris crying about how he got drunk in French pub , got his bubblegum kicked, money, passport, Wall tickets and railpass stolen. I laughed so hard.