It only took a few hours for the Wall to become a relic of the past on one night in 1989, but it was a long time in the making.

The Berlin Wall: Timeline Key points in the history of the best known symbol of Communist siege mentality.

BERLIN — A glance at events leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and Germany’s subsequent reunification.Jan. 19, 1989: East German leader Erich Honecker … ...

Building work on the Berlin Wall began on 13 August 1961. Designed to prevent East Berliners escaping to the West, the wall became a symbol of the division of Europe. BBC News Online looks back at ...

You can trace that tale through our timeline of the Berlin Wall’s history or, below, read how the wall went down in the words of those who were watching it happen: Aug. 25, 1961: Berlin: The Wall ...

A history of the events that caused the Berlin Wall to fall on November 9, 1989.

The Berlin Wall was breached on November 9, 1989. Here are some key dates in the history of the Wall.

On this day in 1989, the Berlin Wall was destroyed, allowing citizens to travel freely from East to West Berlin.

On this day in 1989, the Berlin Wall was destroyed, allowing citizens to travel freely from East to West Berlin.