On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, marking a pivotal event in the Cold War. This wall had stood as a symbol of the division between East and West Germany since its construction in 1961. The fall of the wall not only allowed for free movement between the two sides but also signaled the decline of communism in Eastern Europe, leading to the eventual reunification of Germany in 1990 and influencing the broader collapse of communist regimes across the continent.