FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL: On this day in 1989, thousands of Germans celebrated at the Berlin Wall as East Germany opened its borders, allowing East and West German citizens to travel freely between the two countries. https://t.co/C3ktLEYGwZ pic.twitter.com/H1wyF2JI6K— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 9, 2019
Remnants of the Berlin Wall can be found across the globe-- including at Headquarters, where a three-section piece has now stood for nearly as long as it did in Germany before its fall 30 years ago. This important artifact now resides in the CIA museum. https://t.co/d3oCsQtbQE pic.twitter.com/PgaLCQrwpU— CIA (@CIA) November 9, 2019
And speaking of the CIA, it was on this date in 2012 that CIA Director David Patraeus resigned due to an extramarital affair. Click here to see a summary of Patraeus' career.
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