- Today in History December 22 | Brandenburg Gate | Britannica
Just after midnight on December 22, 1989, workers punched a hole in the Brandenburg Gate Once the first openings were made, West German police officers and East German border guards shook hands Germans on both sides cheered in the darkness, celebrating with sparkling wine
- The Brandenburg Gate Reopens: A Symbol of Division Becomes a Gateway to . . .
For twenty-eight years, the Brandenburg Gate stood silent and sealed, trapped in the no-man’s-land between two Germanys On December 22, 1989, amid scenes of jubilation that would have been unthinkable just months before, this neoclassical monument reopened its arches to the people of Berlin, marking another momentous step toward the reunification of a divided nation
- ON THIS DAY: the Brandenburg Gate reopened (1989)
On this day in 1989, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin reopened as East and West Germany continued moving toward reunification
- December 22: Beethovens Thunder, Dreyfuss Injustice, and the Gate Reopens
When Walls Become Doorways Ninety-five years after Dreyfus's conviction, on December 22, 1989, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin—closed for nearly three decades as the Berlin Wall divided the city—reopened to pedestrian traffic for the first time since 1961
- Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively . . .
Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany In the heart of Germany’s bustling capital, Berlin, the historic Brandenburg Gate stands as a time-honored symbol of unity and peace
- BBC Archive 1989: Brandenburg Gate re-opens
Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate opened for the first time in almost three decades on 22 December 1989 Thousands of people spilled onto the city’s streets to watch the historic ceremony, which
- Opening and fall of the Berlin Wall
After West Germany’s ARD news show had broadcast Schabowski’s announcement as its lead story at 8:00 p m , under the heading “GDR opens border,” more and more East Berliners started turning up at the checkpoints on the border to West Berlin, ready to exercise their new right to travel
- BBC ON THIS DAY | 22 | 1989: Brandenburg Gate re-opens
Berlin's most famous landmark the Brandenburg Gate has been opened for the first time in almost three decades Thousands of people spilled on to the city's streets cheering in the pouring rain
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