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Headline: This Day in History: East Germany Opens the Berlin Wall
Caption: November 9, 1989. The East German action followed a decision by Hungarian officials a few weeks earlier to open the border between Hungary and Austria. This meant that East Germans could circumvent the Wall by going through Hungary into Austria and into West Germany. The following day, celebrating Germans began to tear the wall down.
Keywords: This Day in History,Offbeat,East Germany,Opens,Berlin Wall,Hungarian,Officials,East Germans,Germany,Border,Hungary,Austria,History
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