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Remembering the fall of the Berlin Wall

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Hammering the wall
A man hammers at the Berlin Wall as the barrier between East and West Germany is torn down after 28 years. Monday, November 9, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
John Gaps III/Associated Press

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a physical and symbolic barrier between East and West. Professor Nick Hayes joins Midday to look back at the events of Nov. 9, 1989. Hayes teaches history and holds the University Chair in Critical Thinking at St. John's University in Collegeville.

You can also listen to Germans recall the historic days of 1989.

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Words on the East Side Gallery in Berlin
Words on the East Side Gallery, the longest remaining stretch of the wall. "You have learned what freedom means, and this you shall never forget."
MPR Photo/Julie Siple
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Hammering the wall
A man hammers at the Berlin Wall as the barrier between East and West Germany is torn down after 28 years. Monday, November 9, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
John Gaps III/Associated Press
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Woman at Berlin wall
A woman places a rose into part of the former Berlin Wall on Monday, November 9, 2009, following a commemoration ceremony for the 20th anniversary of wall's demise. She stands at the memorial at Bernauer Strasse in Berlin, Germany.
Fabian Bimmer/Associated Press