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aug 17, 1961 - Construction of Berlin Wall Begins (August 17, 1961)

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On August 13, 1961, the communist government of East Germany began to construct a concrete and barbed wire wall that separated East and West Berlin. This event is significant because the wall was used to prevent the inhabitants of East Berlin from escaping to West Berlin.

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aug 17, 1961
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~ 63 years ago
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