The Night the Wall Came Down

On November 9, 1989, East Berliner Angelika Wachs stood in a crowd pressing toward the Bornholmer Strasse checkpoint. For twenty-eight years, the Berlin Wall had been absolute — concrete, barbed wire, and armed guards enforcing a boundary no one could cross. That night, overwhelmed border guards finally stepped aside. Angelika was among the first to walk through. She didn't fully believe it until her feet touched Western pavement.…