This story originally published on Nov. 10, 1989. It is being republished as part of the commemoration of USA TODAY's 40th anniversary on Sept. 15, 2022. AT THE BERLIN WALL — East Germans – told they ...

Thirty-five years after the Berlin Wall was toppled, 2024 images contrasted with archival photos capture the scars that remain from the Cold War's most infamous border. Berlin's "anti-fascist ...

Communist East Germany closed its border in Berlin on Aug. 13, 1961, when it erected a wall that eventually turned into an increasingly elaborate fortification snaking through the city and around ...

The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 was a seminal moment in 20th century history, paving the way for German reunification. Many segments, both large and small, were preserved for ...

In 1987, celebrating the 750th anniversary of its founding, the two sides of Berlin — the capitalist West and the socialist East — spent the year competing to see who could showcase the best cultural, ...

In their unceasing attempts to escape to freedom, East Berliners have often taken the underground route. But last week the world learned of the biggest, most elaborate tunnel yet built beneath the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — I can’t wait until July 10 to stand on the site of the concrete wall that once split Berlin into east and west. Doing so had long been on my bucket list, dating to my first tour of ...

An original fragment of the fallen Berlin Wall — once rejected by the Trump administration — was donated Sunday to the city of Tijuana and will be on permanent display in front of the U.S.-Mexico ...