Two scenes from the end of the Cold War: Scene one: On June 12, 1987, President Reagan stood before the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate rising behind him, to challenge to the leader of the Soviet ...

“Mr Gorbachev.. open this gate ” On June 12, 1987, in an effort to have General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev move forward in negotiations about reducing nuclear arsenals, President Ronald Reagan ...

WESTERN BERLIN – President Reagan yesterday stood with his back to the grim, Communist-built wall that has divided this city for more than a quarter century and challenged Soviet leader Mikhail ...

"Ich bin ein Berliner,'' John F. Kennedy proclaimed in 1963. Of communism's defenders, he roared, "Let them come to Berlin!'' Standing at the communist barrier dividing the same city 24 years later, ...

View of a clip of President Reagan’s famous 1987 Berlin Wall speech. Video courtesy of Reagan Presidential Library. BERLIN—Ronald Reagan loved Berlin. For the German capital, things are more ...

The Berlin Wall entered the history books in 1961. It stood for 28 years as a stark testament to the differences between life on one side of that wall and the other. Hard to believe it's been 25 years ...

The writing was on the Berlin Wall. For months the pressure had been building and East Germany’s communist rulers knew if they wanted to stay in power, they could no longer keep their people bottled ...

A history of the barrier between East and West Germany, constructed 50 years ago. At the end of World War II, Germany was divided into four zones. While the French, British and American cooperated, ...

Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this story misstated what part of Berlin the wall enclosed. Nov. 9 marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the iconic barrier ...