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Soviet forces approach the Berlin suburb of Potsdam and come closer to Berlin itself.
As German defenders continue their now-hopeless efforts, Soviet troops are nearly at Hitler's bunker.
30 years ago, the German people ended the life of the Berlin Wall.
This clip is another segment of the BBC's Breakfast News, broadcast on the morning of November 10, 1989.
NOTE: Due to its age, the first few seconds of this clip are grainy.
NOTE: Due to its age, the first few seconds of this clip are grainy.
Although Leonard Bernstein became a famous musician, composer and conductor, he had a very difficult childhood.
As King, George VI has no power to enact policies.
The second son of King George V and Queen Mary, "Bertie" met Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at a ball.
Albert Frederick Arthur George (the Duke of York) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon were married at Westminster Abbey on April 26, 1923.
People were so excited about the marriage of the Duke of York to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - on April 26, 1923 - that they lined up for blocks just to see ...
In an overwhelming turn of events, the Duke of York becomes King George VI and Elizabeth becomes his Queen Consort.
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