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BERLIN WALL : DEFINING SYMBOL 1961-1989
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Berlin Wall 1961 - 1989

The Berlin Wall -(Berliner Mauer) was a barrier
that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989, constructed
by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East
Germany) starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until it was

El Muro de Berlín -(Berliner Mauer) denominacrática Alemana (RDA) como Muro de Protección
Antifascista y también apodado por parte de la opin(Schandmauer), fue parte de la frontera interalemana desde el 13 de agosto de 1961 hasta el 9 de 1989
y separó la zona de la ciudad berlinesa bajo control

began on the 13th of June 1990 and was completed
in 1992,
The barrier included guard towers placed along large
concrete walls, which circumscribed a wide area
(later known as the “death strip”) that contained antivehicle trenches, “fakir beds” and other defenses.
The Eastern Bloc claimed that the wall was erected
to protect its population from fascist elements conspiring to prevent the “will of the people” in building
a socialist state in East Germany.
The Wall prevented massive emigration that marked
East Germany and the communist Eastern Bloc during the post-World War II period.
The East German government announced on the 9th
of November in 1989 that GDR citizens could visit
West Germany / West Berlin. Crowds climbed it.

Oeste, de la capital de la RDA entre esos años.
Berlín Oeste o Berlín Occidental era un enclave
perteneciente al espacio económico de la RFA en
medio del territorio de la RDA y, legalmente, no
formaba parte de la RFA. En la práctica, el muro
sirvió para impedir la emigración masiva que marcó
a Alemania del Este y al bloque comunista luego de
la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Un muro de 45 kilómetros dividía la ciudad de Berlín en dos, mientras
que otros 115 kilómetros rodeaban su parte oeste
separándola de la RDA. Es decir, el Muro constituía
la frontera estatal entre la RDA y el enclave Berlín
Oeste. Fue uno de los símbolos más conocidos de la
Guerra Fría y de la separación de Alemania.

HURRICAN KATRINA THE DEADLY CYCLONE 2005
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Hurricane Katrina 2005 Hurricane Andrew, but
-Was formed August 23, both were far less destruc2005 and it Dissipated
August 31, 2005. It was
the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of
canes, in the history of the
United States. The storm
is also currently ranked
as the third most intense
United States landfalling
tropical cyclone, behind
only the 1935 Labor Day
hurricane and Hurricane
Camille in 1969. Overall, at least 1,833 people
died in the hurricane [