
On this day in history, November 9, 1989, Berlin Wall falls, marking Cold War victory by US, western Allies
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The Berlin Wall, which divided communist East Berlin from democratic West Berlin, fell amid confusion and joy on Nov. 9, 1989, effectively ending the Cold War.
"The fall of the Berlin Wall … was one of the most consequential events of the 20th century, exposing the Soviet Union as a corrupt, weak ‘empire’ and effectively ending the Cold War," the Heritage Foundation reported of the event. "The fall of the Berlin Wall was one of the most consequential events of the 20th century." Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
"By January 1989, there was scarcely a ruble’s worth of difference between a Third World nation and a member of the Warsaw Pact, the group of Eastern and Central European nations that served at Moscow’s pleasure."