Teachable Moment: The Berlin Wall Goes Down

 

8,000 Illuminated Balloons Celebrate 25th Anniversary Of Berlin Wall Destruction http://www.business2community.com/world-news/8000-illuminated-balloons-celebrate-25th-anniversary-of-berlin-wall-destruction-01062531#PeHcaALRPF1e9VQE.99

Somber, hopeful ceremonies mark 25 years since the Berlin Wall fell

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/09/world/europe/fall-of-berlin-wall-25-years-on/ 

Berlin Wall: Angela Merkel hails fall as 'dream come true'

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29974950

Berlin Wall built

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-wall-built 

JFK, Reagan words helped bring down Berlin Wall

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/11/09/jfk-reagan-speeches-berlin-wall-25th-anniversary/18421393/ 

John F. Kennedy

Ich bin ein Berliner ("I am a 'Berliner'")

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfkberline

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  Ronald Reagan

Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganbrandenburggate.htm 

Nov. 15, 1989, at the Berlin Wall.

How The Cold War Endgame Played Out In The Rubble Of The Berlin Wall

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/09/how-the-cold-war-endgame-played-out-in-the-rubble-of-the-berlin-wall.html 

 

Music for When You Want To Make A Point--Eloquently 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/10/music-for-when-you-want-to-make-point.html 

Tear down this wall, Mr. Gorbachev.