Paper Parrot(@paperparrot_):37 years ago today, East Germany opened the Berlin Wall's checkpoints and Berliners climbed on top of the Wall to celebrate. It started with a mistake: at a press conference, Günter Schabowski was asked when the new travel rules took effect and answered "immediately, without delay." By midnight, the guards had given up and the border was open.

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2026.11.09 21:39

37 years ago today, East Germany opened the Berlin Wall's checkpoints and Berliners climbed on top of the Wall to celebrate. It started with a mistake: at a press conference, Günter Schabowski was asked when the new travel rules took effect and answered "immediately, without delay." By midnight, the guards had given up and the border was open.