The “What If?” of 1989
The fall of the Berlin Wall is one of the iconic images of the twentieth century, but the moment itself was more ambiguous, particularly with the hindsight of two decades. Simply put, history could easily have played out very differently, and almost did.
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NEW YORK – For weeks, the scene has been re-played on TV screens around the world, as if the events were breaking news: joyous Berliners dancing atop the infamous Wall, toppled 20 years ago on November 9, 1989. “Die Mauer ist Weg,” the people cried out, punching their fists in the air before the cameras at the Brandenburg Gate. “The Wall is gone!”