Imagine it's 1966, and you're living in East Berlin, a city divided by the infamous Berlin Wall. The East German government, desperate to prevent citizens from fleeing to the West, has fortified every ...

From hot air balloons to secret tunnels, some tried anything to escape East Berlin. These are the most daring—and strangest—attempts. Iran responds to massive US weapons bust Texas husband-wife team ...

What Was Life Like in East Germany?" has won an International Emmy Award for its innovative depiction of the world behind the Berlin Wall.

The front page of The Tennessean on Nov. 10, 1989 declared: "East Germans dance on Wall," and displayed a photo of three men, arm in arm, celebrating on the Berlin Wall. The article described the ...