Nov
27

Today in Smithsonian History: November 27, 1989

Germans stand atop the Berlin Wall at the Brandenberg Gate in the days before the wall was dismantled in November 1989. (Photographer unknown, via Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0)

Germans stand atop the Berlin Wall at the Brandenberg Gate in the days before the wall was dismantled in November 1989. (Photographer unknown, via Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0)

November 27, 1989 More than 100 Associates from 26 states participate in the Smithsonian National Associate Program’s “Update: Eastern Europe and the U.S.S.R.” Journalists Hedrick Smith and Peter Jennings, Assistant Secretary for Research Robert Hoffmann, Kennan Institute staff, and visiting scholars provide background and varied opinions on the dramatic changes taking place in these nations.

Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives

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