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The wall came down!

The fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 1989 signaled the beginning of the end of communism in Europe.

After hearing the broadcast, East Germans began gathering at the wall, demanding that border guards immediately open its gates.The surprised and overwhelmed guards made many hectic telephone calls to their superiors, but it became clear that there was no one among the East German authorities who would dare to take personal responsibility for issuing orders to use lethal force, so there was no way for the vastly outnumbered soldiers to hold back the huge crowd of East German citizens.

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The End Of American Capitalism and Where did all the Money go?

The End of American Capitalism and All that money you've lost — where did it go? Are two stories among many you see today.

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2,000-year-old gold earring found in Jerusalem

AP – This undated photo made available by the Israeli Antiquities Authority on Monday, Nov. 10, 2008
SHAWNA OHM, Associated Press Writer- JERUSALEM – Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old gold earring beneath a parking lot next to the walls of Jerusalem's old city, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday.

The discovery dates to the time of Christ, during the Roman period, said Doron Ben-Ami, director of excavation at the site. The piece was found in a Byzantine structure built several centuries after the jeweled earring was made, showing it was likely passed down through generations, he said.

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Barack Obama elected 44th president

President-elect Barack Obama walks on stage at his victory celebration in Chicago with his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia and Sasha.

Change has come to America,’ first African-American leader tells country. Barack Obama, a 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois, shattered more than 200 years of history Tuesday night by winning election as the first African-American president of the United States.

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How much is light worth?

Its 5:00 in the morning and I am sitting in my office writing this story using electrical lights powered by the grid. The grid as it is called is the network of land based electrical power that is supplied by hundreds if not thousands of generation units spread across the globe.Here in the US we take the use of ready power as something for granted. A basic necessity of everyday life. And I am just as guilty as everyone else.

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Albert Einstein

The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious.

It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and science.

He who knows it not and can no longer wonder, no longer feels amazement, is as good as dead, a snuffed-out candle.

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that's why they call it the present!

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