Otis Library will host a program on the Berlin Wall at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 10. The event will explore the history of the Berlin ...

(CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Berlin Wall, which enclosed West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, in an attempt to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West. It became a symbol of ...

Berlin is such an interesting city. If you’ve traveled around Germany to any extent, you’ll see a stark contrast between ...

The LA Rams and Kansas City Chiefs’ game in Berlin in the shadow of the Cold War remains one of the strangest and most ...

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 ...

It’s not hard to spot Berlin’s family-friendliness in kid-orientated cafes and the city’s well-maintained, imaginatively themed playgrounds. Parks and woodlands provide plentiful picnicking ...

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 Communists’ East German wall was virtually complete. Behind it, Red Boss Walter Ulbricht could whip his sullen millions into line without fear of an other mass exodus. But barricading Berlin was ...

Who would have known a holiday trip to Germany in December 1989, would have offered an opportunity to be an eyewitness to, and participate in, the remaking of European history? At the time, Eric, our ...