MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · October 9
THE DAY IN HISTORY · OCTOBER 9
October 9 in history
1989 — The Monday demonstrations
9 Oct 1989 — 70,000 march in Leipzig chanting “Wir sind das Volk”; the order to shoot never comes. Once the state blinks, every square in the GDR fills.
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