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A Tired Border Guard Opened the Berlin Wall Nine Hours Early
20th Century

A Tired Border Guard Opened the Berlin Wall Nine Hours Early

A border guard's split-second decision on Christmas Eve 1989 opened the Berlin Wall nine hours early—and changed the world forever.

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