Just Jack Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 http://www.life.com/gallery/36402/berlin-back-then-life-at-the-wall#index/0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 wow...i feel stupid...i thought the berlin wall went up much earlier than that....for some reason i thought it was a result/by-product of ww2...guess i got my learning in for the day... http://www.life.com/gallery/36402/berlin-back-then-life-at-the-wall#index/0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 wow...i feel stupid...i thought the berlin wall went up much earlier than that....for some reason i thought it was a result/by-product of ww2...guess i got my learning in for the day... It was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 yeah that was poorly worded...i meant that i thought it went up during the ww2 era, more like the 40's...never would have guessed it went up in 61 It was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWVaBeach Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 From Wiki yeah that was poorly worded...i meant that i thought it went up during the ww2 era, more like the 40's...never would have guessed it went up in 61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 To honor the occasion let's build a wall on our northern border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 wow...i feel stupid...i thought the berlin wall went up much earlier than that....for some reason i thought it was a result/by-product of ww2...guess i got my learning in for the day... Went up under Kennedy's nose and - though it came down on Bush 41's watch - met it's demise (as did the rest of the Soviet Union) in one Ronald Reagan. Interesting opinion column by George Will this morning - JFK’s blundering on Berlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_In_Norfolk Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Went up under Kennedy's nose and - though it came down on Bush 41's watch - met it's demise (as did the rest of the Soviet Union) in one Ronald Reagan. Interesting opinion column by George Will this morning - JFK’s blundering on Berlin Will's conclusion is silly and myopic: Tens of millions of East Europeans might have been spared those years of tyranny, and the West might have been spared considerable dangers and costs, if Kennedy had not been complicit in preventing the unraveling of East Germany. Sure, if "ifs" and "buts"...but, Will is simply playing a game of what if while leaving out the incredible complexity of the situation there. 1961 was not 1989. It is true that Kennedy and many other Americans were relieved the wall went up and a crisis that might have led to (nuclear) war was averted. That's a bad thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spun Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 A very interesting documentary was on PBS days leading up to the anniversary (a couple of weeks ago). The Germans literally put up the first version of the wall/fence overnight. George Will can second guess all he wants as he is known to do but the situation back then was very confusing and desperate with few options. I may be visiting Berlin for the Sabres and Kings game. Here is a link to more info about the documentary: http://www.pbs.org/programs/the-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 8 Creative Ways People Went Over the Berlin Wall Read the full text here: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/97098#ixzz1VdATmMi5 --brought to you by mental_floss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 8 Creative Ways People Went Over the Berlin Wall Read the full text here: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/97098#ixzz1VdATmMi5 --brought to you by mental_floss! Love Mental Floss btw, one of my best follows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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