Skip navigation

Michelle Obama lays roses at bloodiest site along Berlin Wall

BERLIN (Reuters) - Michelle Obama and her daughters threaded roses through the narrow slots of a Berlin Wall memorial on Wednesday, honoring those who died trying to cross the Cold War barrier at a site which holds special poignancy in the once divided city. Full story

Obama turns JFK's Berlin speech into new call for freedom

BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama offered a new twist on Wednesday to John F. Kennedy's historic 1963 call for liberty -- "Ich bin ein Berliner" -- by saying other oppressed people eager to join the free world were also "citizens of Berlin." Full story

Art history under hammer as Berlin Wall is sold

Pieces of the Iron Curtain's most iconic symbol, the Berlin Wall, are being put up for auction in Paris after being decorated by some of the world's top artists. Full story

Work crews bring down parts of Berlin Wall

   Construction crews in Berlin are removing sections of one of the few remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall to make way for an apartment building. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

David Hasselhoff sings to keep Berlin Wall intact

   Actor and singer David Hasselhoff sings to fans and supporters who want to keep what remains of the Berlin Wall intact. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

From the Archives: Berlin Wall falls

   Nov. 9, 1989  — At midnight, East Germany Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Berlin Wall to be opened. For the first time since 1961, people moved freely from East to West Berlin. NBC’s Tom Brokaw reports.

Sponsored Links

Video

  Whatever happened to the Berlin Wall?

NBC’s Andy Eckardt reports from Berlin, where the infamous Berlin Wall once stood.  Where did the Wall go? That’s a question many tourists ask themselves when they come to Berlin for the first time.

advertisement | ad info

Related Photos

Sasha Obama, Malia Obama
Sasha Obama, Malia Obama

The daughters of US President Barack Obama Sasha, left, and Malia, right, look through a crack in the remains of the Berlin Wall during their visit with first lady Michelle Obama at the Berlin Wall memorial in Berlin Wednesday, June 19, 2013. US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama a

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha place flowers as they visit the Berlin Wall memorial in Bernauer Strasse in Berlin
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha place flowers as they visit the Berlin Wall memorial in Bernauer Strasse in Berlin

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha place flowers as they visit the Berlin Wall memorial in Bernauer Strasse in Berlin June 19, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama will unveil plans for a sharp reduction in nuclear warheads in a landmark speech at the Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday t

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia place flowers at the Berlin Wall memorial in Bernauer Strasse in Berlin
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia place flowers at the Berlin Wall memorial in Bernauer Strasse in Berlin

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia place flowers as they visit the Berlin Wall memorial in Bernauer Strasse with her husband's half sister Auma Obama and Joachim Sauer, the husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Berlin June 19, 2013. U.S. President Barack Oba

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama's daughters Sasha and Malia visit the Berlin Wall memorial in Bernauer Strasse in Berlin
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama's daughters Sasha and Malia visit the Berlin Wall memorial in Bernauer Strasse in Berlin

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama's daughters Sasha and Malia visit the Berlin Wall memorial in Bernauer Strasse in Berlin June 19, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama will unveil plans for a sharp reduction in nuclear warheads in a landmark speech at the Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday that comes 50 year