ypertension - or high blood pressure, as it is more commonly known - affects over 50 million adults in the United States. 1 Because of the strain that this condition places on the heart muscle, it's one of the most significant risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) separated the city of Berlin in Germany from 1961 to 1989. It separated the eastern half from the western half. Many people thought it was a symbol of the Cold War. The Berlin Wall was taken down on November 9, 1989. The Berlin Wall was about 168 km (104 miles) long.
August 13, 1961 and fell down in October 14 1989.   Further information:   The construction of the Berlin Wall began during the Cold War. Overnight on 13 August 1961, th â¦ e East and Western halves of Berlin were separated by barbed wire fences up to 1.83 metres high.  Travelling to West Germany became difficult after closing the  border between East and West Ge â¦ rmany in 1952. The Wall was  erected in 1961 because more than 2.6 million East  Germans escaped to West Berlin or West Germany from 1949 to  1961 total population of East Germany was about 17  million!  .