Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev celebrated the 20th anniversary of the destruction of the Berlin Wall. Together they shared an umbrella and recalled the horrors and joys of the past. Memorials were held for the 136 people that didn't make it across the border that faithful day. The leaders of all 27 European Union countries were in attendance. Also all travel restrictions from East to West Berlin were lifted- facing huge crowds and lacking instructions from above, border guards opened the gates after the sudden presentation of this information by spokesman Guenter Schabowski at the presentation. November 9th is undoubtedly a day that will go down in history for Germany.
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