Travel & Experiences
I wasn’t expecting to fall for pho in Berlin. I certainly wasn’t expecting to sample it thrice.
Nov. 4, 2018
World & Nation
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, speaking on the 750th anniversary of Berlin, said Thursday that “the arbitrary division of Berlin, Germany, and Europe will not stand the test of history.”
May 1, 1987
Nearly 30 years after the Berlin Wall was toppled, a 65-foot-long section of the barrier has been discovered — hidden behind bush, weeds and overgrown trees that over the years slowly obscured a remnant of one of the Cold War era’s most divisive symbols.
Aug. 15, 2018
In his successful campaign for reelection last March, Mayor Eberhard Diepgen criticized the Allied-powers law that theoretically makes it a capital offense for a West Berliner to carry a kitchen knife.
Jan. 17, 1986
Entertainment & Arts
On May 11, Irving Berlin, the most successful and popular songwriter in American history, will celebrate his 100th birthday.
March 27, 1988
Berlin’s zoo has released new photos of twin panda cubs born this summer and says the two are developing well.
Nov. 28, 2019
Books
“Welcome Home,” a memoir patchworked from the autobiographical notes, letters and photographs of Lucia Berlin, features a list: “The trouble with all the houses I’ve lived in.”
Nov. 9, 2018
East meets West again as Berlin marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall that divided it for decades.
Sept. 16, 2014
If you go THE BEST WAY TO BERLIN From LAX, KLM, Air France, Lufthansa, British, United and Swiss offer connecting service (change of planes) to Berlin.
April 11, 2014
As the Berlin Wall becomes a symbol rather than a barrier, West Berliners are showing resentment at the status of the Allied powers of World War II as the ultimate authority in West Berlin.
Dec. 2, 1989