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Source: WSJ

Roundup

11-8-09

The Wall's Rise & Fall [multimedia interactive]

In 1989, editor Terry Roth was at the heart of the Journal's coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall and its aftermath. He revisits the events surrounding the wall – from its sudden construction to German reunification.

Read entire article at WSJ