The first pieces of the Berlin Wall were dismantled, starting at Brandenburg Gate.
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An EF4 multiple-vortex tornado destroyed areas of two major Alabama cities: Tuscaloosa and Birmingham.
Indonesia announced plans to move its capital city from Jakarta due to the city sinking.
The US Army freed 32,000 concentration camp prisoners in Dachau, Germany.
Legendary country musician Willie Nelson held a two-day music concert for his 90th birthday party.
In the Los Angeles Public Library, a fire broke out, destroying 400,000 books.
