"There is much pleasure in useless knowledge." — Bertrand Russell
The Internet Archive has a version of the 1962 documentary The Wall about the first year of the Berlin Wall, including the murder of Peter Fechter on August 17, 1962. A sobering glimpse into the Cold War.
For those young-uns without historical perspective, check out the Wikipedia entry for the Berlin Wall.
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