Washington Celebrates the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Washington is pausing this week to honor and reflect on the meaning of what happened 20 years ago in 1989.
Washington Celebrates the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) stands by a chunk of the Berlin Wall in Washington‘s Newseum. As Co-Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, he hosted Nov. 4 a celebration of the 20 year anniversary since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Lisa Fan/ Epoch Times
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Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) stands by a chunk of the Berlin Wall in Washington‘s Newseum. As Co-Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, he hosted Nov. 4 a celebration of the 20 year anniversary since the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Lisa Fan/ Epoch Times)
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