The Berlin Wall didn't fall the way you think
A bungled press conference, not a decree, opened the border in 1989.
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@cold_war_carl3h · ♥ 210
so a spokesman just... misread his notes and a border opened?
so a spokesman just... misread his notes and a border opened?
@dhistorylab✓3h
Essentially yes. He said "immediately" when the plan was gradual. The crowds did the rest.
Essentially yes. He said "immediately" when the plan was gradual. The crowds did the rest.
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The wall opened because of a bungled press conference, not a decree. History turns on small mistakes. Keeping this pinned.