The exodus of refugees from East to West Berlin reached 1,500 per day before the Berlin Wall was put up. ↗ Originally broadcast 31 July 1961.

The history of the Berlin Wall from its construction in 1961 to its fall in 1989. A powerful symbol of the Cold War.

Alarmed by the building of the Berlin Wall, President Kennedy sent his Vice ... 1948, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1968. During his famous speech Kennedy declared ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ (a ...