Nov 5th, 2009 - MTV
It was 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall came down, successfully uniting East and West Germany and putting a metaphorical stake through the heart of the Cold War. The historic significance was not lost on the producers of the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday (November 5). To commemorate a reunited Germany, show host Katy Perry threw to U2 live at Brandenburg Gate - the former threshold between East and West Berlin that now stands as a national monument - where thousands had gathered for a historic performance.
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20 Years After the Fall: the Berlin Wall, East Germany and the Cold War
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5:06U2 in Berlin - Celebration of the Fall of the Wall!!! 20 Jahre Mauerfall! 05.11.2009
THIS WAS A HISTORICAL DAY!!! ES WAR EIN HISTOTISCHER TAG!
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0:53U2 in Berlin
www.euronews.net U2 will play a sold-out free gig at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate Thursday night to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, as part of the return of the MTV European awards to the German capital for the first time in 15 years.
4:37U2 - Achtung Berlin - ZooStation
In february 2008 I visited Berlin, the city where U2 have recorded their famous Achtung Baby album. It was right after tearing down the Berlin Wall, in 1989. The album was recorded in Hansa Ton Studios placed very close to Potsdamer Platz ...
