LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Berlin Wall: United States
built 653 days ago
The men of Berlin gathered their tools and some beer and began to tear down the wall in order to build a wall of better quality in its place. However, after 2 hours, they got bored and decided to just blow it up. Then, they spent days and days drinking and celebrating. This lead to another noted characteristic of human males, they half-finished the job, became distracted by other projects and left it in a state of ruins. To this date many male Berliners still have rebuild Berlin Wall on their to do lists.
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On June 15, 1961, two months before the construction of the Berlin Wall started, Ulbricht stated in an international press conference, "Niemand hat die Absicht, eine Mauer zu errichten!" (No one has the intention to erect a wall). It was the first time the colloquial term Mauer (wall) had been used in this context.
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Only three sites in the United States hold sections of the Berlin Wall. HCC is proud to be one of them. The following text is from the monument's dedication program on February 10, 1992.
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