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Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
With Germany divided, the GDR grapples with economic problems and unrest. The erection of the Berlin Wall draws US President John F Kennedy to Berlin, while the state represses the church, and embarks on a nationalized doping campaign to boost performance in sport. The arrival of Gorbachev signals the beginning of the end for Honecker and the Stasi.
Feature subjects: Erich Honecker, Erich Mielke, Joseph Stalin, JFK, Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Munich Olympics, The PLO, Doping, Egon Krenz
Cover picture: By Noir, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1402275
Music and Sound Effects: Pixabay
Audio Under Public Commons 3.0
English: Address from the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin Wall). Full text at Wikisource
Date12 June 1987SourceUniversity of Virginia Miller Center for Public Affairs
President Kennedy’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech. Transcript available.[1]
Date26 June 1963SourceKennedy Presidential Library[2]AuthorJohn F. Kennedy
Reagan Brandenburg Gate speech Public Domain
National Anthem of Germany. Date 1797 Source Own work AuthorCsifoZsombor
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