20 years ago the Berlin Wall fell. I remember seeing it on the news, probably one of my earliest recollections of an international event.
It marked the end of the Cold War, and ushered in what was thought to be a new era of peace. One that was soon interrupted by activity in the Middle East when Saddam Hussein rolled his tanks into Kuwait. And in the Middle East our attention has been since.
What better way to remember the end of the Cold War that a German anti-Cold War song, Nena's 99 Luftballons!
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