Gunter Demnig, a German artist, started the Stolperstein project in 1992. A Stolperstein is a small concrete cube about 10 cm across topped with a brass plate. The plate is inscribed with the name and life dates of an individual persecuted during World War II. Demnig wanted to commemorate victims at the place where they last lived or worked freely before being deported or murdered. He laid the first Stolperstein on 16 December 1992 in front of Cologne’s city hall. This first stone marked the beg

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30 YEARS LATER: On this day in 1989, Peter Jennings reports on the fall of the Berlin Wall after East Germany opened its border, allowing East and West German citizens to travel freely between the two countries for the first time since 1961. https://abcn.ws/33t0tjP | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

44K views · 1.3K reactions | 9 November, of all days, is a fateful day in German history. Today, we are celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989: a historic moment for Germany, and a historic moment for Europe. Der 9. November ist ein schicksalhafter Tag in der Deutschen Geschichte. Am 9. November 1989, nach 28 Jahren, fiel die Berliner Mauer: Ein historischer Tag für Deutschland und ein historischer Tag für Europa. #BerlinWall #Mauerfall | European Commission | Facebook