And even if you aren't taking one of these drugs, it's still wise to consult with your doctor if you often cramp up at night. In most cases, leg cramps are harmless. But they can signal an underlying medical problem, especially if you also have muscle weakness, swelling, or numbness or pain that just won't go away.
The Berlin Wall Goes Up. There had been rumors that something might happen to tighten the border of East and West Berlin, but no one was expecting the speed nor the absoluteness of the Wall. Just past midnight on the night of August 12-13, 1961, trucks with soldiers and construction workers rumbled through East Berlin.
The Berlin Wall: The Fall of the Wall. On November 9, 1989, as the Cold War began to thaw across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlinâs Communist Party announced a change in his cityâs relations with the West. Starting at midnight that day, he said, citizens of the GDR were free to cross the countryâs borders.Only today,â one Berliner spray-painted on a piece of the wall, âis the war really over.â. The reunification of East and West Germany was made official on October 3, 1990, almost one year after the fall of the Berlin Wall.