Although no one could have predicted the extraordinary events that rocked East Germany in ... to open its borders to allow more than 12,000 East Germans to leave for the West.

If tariffs are likely to win any poll of Trump’s most significant disruptions, then his view that the present borders of the ...

About an hour into the rambling news conference, Schabowski mentioned that East Germany was lifting all restrictions on travel across its border into West Germany. Pressed on when the new ...

East Germany’s government had developed strict ... around 3.5 million East Germans migrated to the West. After the border was fortified and emigration severely restricted, the number of people ...