Comments on: The Berlin Wall – An Anniversary

By: Mom in High Heels

Mom in High Heels — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:03:08 +0000

I was 16 and remember watching Tom Brokaw reporting live from Berlin. My dad and I watched news specials for hours. I was amazed.
When my dad and I were in Berlin in ’99 we asked our (very young) server where we were having dinner where we could see a piece of the wall. He looked at me and asked “what wall?” My dad and I looked at each other incredulously and I said “The Berlin Wall.” He had no idea what I was talking about and had to ask someone else.
I have a piece of the wall sitting on my shelf. One of my BFF’s from HS has photos of herself chipping off her own piece of the wall. I always thought that was the coolest thing.

By: Jane @ the Borrowed Abode

Jane @ the Borrowed Abode — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:44:58 +0000

I heard the news on the radio yesterday morning and immediately thought “I’ll have to check Katie’s blog to see what she posts!”

I was ten years old – and sad to say, I don’t honestly remember exactly where I was when I heard, but I do remember talking about it over dinner that night. A few weeks later my dad – for a reason unknown to me – got a “piece” of the wall that I think he still has.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:48:57 +0000

Fixed it! Thank you for the amazing resources, Sabine.
-Katie

By: Sabine

Sabine — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:45:37 +0000

Bad mistake – @Katie – could you please correct a date?
It’s 11-9-1938 NOT 1939 !!
I’m so sorry.

By: Sabine

Sabine — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:14:53 +0000

yes, there are two songs connected with this date

David Hasselhoffs singing I’ve been looking for Freedom
but much better: The Scorpions with Winds of Change
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jPQM4o21aM

By: Sabine

Sabine — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:10:57 +0000

11-9-1989 the wall fell and 10-3-1990 is unification day.
The October date is a national holiday but 11-9 is a much more important day in German history. And this is not only my opinion.
Some sort of German fate.

Just the most important dates (there are more):
11-9-1848: Robert Blum, a member of the first German Parliament was killed although having diplomatic immunity
11-9-1918: November Revolution
11-9-1938: ‘Crystal Night’ – Jewish synagogues and shops are destroyed
11-9-1989: the wall falls down

Lots of Germans think that a national holiday would be more important on this date than in October. Me too.