Germany

Despite the cold and damp, crowds flocked to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate

By midnight, the checkpoints were completely overrun

Peter Keup can still remember how it felt to hold deutsche marks in his hand. “It was special to even touch this money,” he recalls. “It felt solid. The East German mark was thinner, flimsier.”...

The Xinhua reporters raised suspicion by filming military equipment and interviewing soldiers

Pink spray-painted boxes indicate where dealers can operate in Görlitzer Park

Parents could be fined thousands of dollars if they don't comply