Today is a national holiday in Germany: Tag der Deutschen Einheit or German Unity Day. It is the celebration of the reunification of Germany after it was divided at the end of World War II. The division and the Berlin wall were both symbols of the cold war. As the Soviet Union and the Eastern Block crumbled so did the government in East Germany. The opening of boarders in Eastern Europe led to the Berlin wall coming down and the Reunification in 1990.
Today is the 21st anniversary of the reunification and Germany is celebrating:
Deutschland feiert 21 Jahre Wiedervereinigung Deutschland
Germany Celebrates 21st Reunification Anniversary
Even Google’s getting in on it.
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