22h 37min, nov 9, 1989 y - ARD hails open borders
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West German television/media outlet ARD Broadcasting hails open borders as a fact from their newsroom. An on-ground report shows contrary; but the story is itself too significant to not continue with. Because so many East Germans received the pirate-signal on their televisions, the story creates a self-fulfilling prophecy: people turn out in droves to border checkpoints.
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22h 37min, nov 9, 1989 y
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~ 35 years ago