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Iconic Moments of The 1980s: 1988-1989

Berlin Wall

Collapse of the Berlin Wall (1989)

Portrait of West and East Germans at the Brandenburg Gate in 1989

West and East Germans at the Brandenburg Gate in 1989

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Salem Press Encyclopedia: Berlin Wall

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Exxon-Valdez

Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill (1989)

Portrait of Oil washed onto the shores of Alaska's Prince William Sound

Oil washed onto the shores of Alaska's Prince William Sound

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Salem Press Encyclopedia: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

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Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square Protests and Massacre (1989)

Portrait of A man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing’s Changan Boulevard in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989

A man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing’s Changan Boulevard in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989

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Salem Press Encyclopedia: China Crushes Pro-Democracy Demonstration in Tiananmen Square

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