When Bowie arrived in early '76, just over 13 years before the Berlin Wall came down, escaping East Germans were still being shot on the "death strip" in the heart of the city. John Le Carre's ...

In some cases, weirdly enough, a dumb mistake has even gone on to change history for the better, like bringing down the Berlin Wall. Philadelphia Eagles Throttle Kansas City Chiefs to Win Super ...

In this excerpt from The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, Frederick Taylor, a German historian, describes the moments leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall by weaving together history ...

You are now among #Heroes. Thank you for helping to bring down the #wall.” Neues Ufer was David Bowie’s favourite drinking spot in West Berlin and is said to have been the first gay bar in ...

The Berlin Wall remained a symbol of Cold War tension until it was torn down in November 1989. The speech President Kennedy gave in Berlin is often called the ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ speech.