Tuesday, October 3, 2006

Germany was once again a single nation on this date in 1990. Split into East and West Germany in the wake of the second World War, they country remained split for over four decades. In 1961, the Berlin Wall war erected, splitting the country not just politically, but physically, as well.

In 1989 the wall began to come down and reunification began. Even between the time of the beginning of the wall's destruction and the final reunification of Germany, chunks of the wall became prized collectibles.