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PHOTO GALLERY: 20th anniversary of Berlin Wall celebrated in Berlin

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CST
Giant dominoes placed along the former border in front of the Brandenburg Gate fall in a symbolic act in Berlin on Monday during the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov.9, 1989.   ¦  Gero Breloer/The Associated Press

Monday marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In order to commemorate the event, giant dominoes were placed along the former border of the wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and then knocked down. Many foreign and native diplomats attended the event, such as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.