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50 Years Ago the Rise of the Berlin Wall Showed the Evil of Soviet TyrannySaturday, August 13, is the 50th anniversary of the erection of the Berlin Wall. The Wall eventually became a barrier of concrete, barbed wire, land mines, and towers filled with uniformed men with orders to shoot anyone who crossed.
'The Kennedys' Episode 4: the Berlin Wall, Sam Giancana, and Dr. FeelgoodEpisode 4 of "The Kennedys" featured the erection of the Berlin Wall, the Kennedy family's somewhat strained relationship with mobster Sam Giancana, and the nefarious Dr. Feelgood, who was such a balm for what ailed the president.- 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' First Strike Map Pack - Berlin WallThe latest map pack for 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' contains four new multiplayer maps, including Berlin Wall.
Call of Duty Black Ops: No Man's Land Survival GuideIf you plan on venturing into the restricted "No Mans Land" area in the Call of Duty: Black Ops map, Berlin Wall you probably will not make it out alive, but there is one way to make it across without being killed!
The "Berlin Wall" of Cannabis ProhibitionBoth the Berlin wall and Cannabis prohibition are based on unreality and are philosophically bound to inevitably fail and disintegrate into nothingness.
Nancy Pelosi Tours Berlin Wall Monument at Freedom Center in Cincinnati, OhioSpeaker, Nancy Pelosi, was in Cincinnati as a special guest of nationally renowned attorney, Stan Chesley, who was hosting a Democratic fund raising event on Saturday evening.- "Freedom Without Walls" - the Berlin Wall Monument in Cincinnati, OhioPieces of the Berlin Wall have made their way around the world. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Berlin Wall Memorial will join a number of formal Berlin Wall exhibits across the United States, including 7 presidential libraries.
- The Berlin WallThe History of the Berlin Wall.
Celebrating the End of the Berlin Wall is BittersweetAll Germans do not have equal liberty. German homeschoolers are being treated like the East Berliners of the 60s, 70s, and 80s and it's high time it stopped.
History as Accident, or the Fall of the Berlin Wall as Comic ReliefGuenter Schabowski didn't know no better, as a friend of mine from the Ozarks used to say. It's been twenty years now since the fall of the Berlin Wall. And what led to its momentous fall was less a decision than a comical accident.- The 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall20 years ago today, the Berlin Wall fell. Many world leaders, past and present attended the event, and have been praised for their efforts to bring down the wall; but there's one man who wasn't mentioned at all at the event... Ronald Reagan.
- Democrats Propose the Creation of a Berlin Wall in Health Care: Really!As the Democrats propose draconian health care policies, individuals will naturally flee, just as they did in East Germany. Thus, the Democrats' propose a 2.5% tax on those who seek to escape the government-run health care tyranny.
- Berlin Wall History: Berlin Wall Fell 20 Years Ago TodayThe Berlin Wall's history is not a positive one, except for the very end. Today, the Berlin Wall is remembered by the current generation for how it dramatically fell 20 years ago today, in an event that no one thought possible.
- How the Berlin Wall Came Tumbling DownNo one who has come of age in the twenty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall can understand what it felt like to be alive on November 9th, 1989. To really understand, in the core of ones being, one would have to have been alive during the Cold War.
Iran Election Turns Violent and Makes Iran History Comparable to Fall of Berlin WallIranians adapt Western campaign strategies resulting in a record turnout of 85% of voters in Iran.- The Berlin WallThe Berlin Wall was a barrier that separated the former City of West Berlin from East Berlin as well as the rest of the German Democratic Republic.
- The Fall of the Berlin WallThe fall of the Berlin Wall was the result of months of popular protest throughout Eastern Germany, and years of shifting relations within all of Eastern Europe.
- The Berlin Wall: Where is it Now?The Berlin Wall has long ago been torn down, but pieces of the wall are on display at various locations around the wall.
- Berlin Wall FragmentA poem written in winter at the foot of the Chapman University Berlin Wall fragment in Orange, California.
The 50th Anniversary of the Building of the Berlin WallHere is the history of the Berlin Wall, constructed 50 years ago on August 13, 1961.- Margaret Thatcher and the European Economic Union and the Berlin WallThatcher was very much against European integration. She originally was in favour of the European Community, a forerunner to the European Union, but she wanted only economic and free trade; no central governing body.
- Factoid FridayIt's Friday and that means that it is time for Factoid Friday! On Fridays, I'll provide you with five facts. I hoped you learn five, hopefully new to you, things.
Why the Fall of the Wall Meant so MuchTwenty years ago this week, the Berlin Wall fell and set off a string of momentous events that in short order saw the reunification of Germany, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and freedoms and democracy spread across a long-oppressed part of the world.
The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall-Twenty Years in the MakingThe Berlin Wall began as a barbed-wire stockade and grew into a concrete wall that spanned ninety-six miles and stood twelve feet high. It claimed the lives of hundreds who attempted to escape over it.- The Fall of the Berlin Wall...20 Years LaterNovember 9th, 1989 was one of those moments in world history when, in front of your eyes, you saw the world change.
- In Those YearsEvents that happened in the 80's
- The Berlin WallA poem
A Look into the Lives of Objectum-SexualsImagine a life where, as a woman, you crawled from your warm, empty, bed on a November morning to watch your husband be publicly executed. His crime? Existence. This is what happened to one Swedish woman...- Building Another Berlin WallPresident Bush signed a bill to construct a wall between the United States and Mexico. At what cost are we willing to stop illegal immigration?
