THE DAY IN HISTORY · OCTOBER 9
October 9 in history
What happened on October 9: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1989, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Monday demonstrations in Leipzig
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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