by Steve Thorngate
I’m pretty excited about the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street’s first episode, but it’s definitely not the most significant thing to commemorate this week. That would be the fall of the Berlin Wall, 20 years ago today.
The New York Times has a terrific interactive feature, with then-and-now photographs of Berlin for comparison. And here’s some great annotated footage from 20 years ago at the Brandenburg Gate:
Image by Sue Ream, licensed under Creative Commons.
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