[TIME video] Witness to History: Reporters Recall the Berlin Wall’s Fall

'1989 was a year no one expected to be very interesting, and it turned out to be just revolutionary'

There had been hints of a thaw in the Cold War. There were reasons to think that, after nearly three decades divided, Germany might be ready to reunite. There had also been plenty of false alarms.

TIME | 8 Nov. 2014