Theme
Politics & Power
2 events in this theme.
Politics & Power June 15 1215
Runnymede: King John Seals Magna Carta
On 15 June 1215, in a meadow beside the Thames, King John of England accepted the barons' Great Charter — a failed peace treaty that became, through reissue and reinvention, the founding text of the rule of law.
Politics & Power November 9 1989
The Night the Berlin Wall Fell
On 9 November 1989, a garbled press announcement sent thousands of East Berliners to the Wall's checkpoints; by midnight the barrier that had divided the city for 28 years was open.