Today in history:
On Aug. 13, 1961, on what would become known as Barbed Wire Sunday, East Germany sealed the border between Berlin’s eastern and western sectors before building a wall that would divide the city for the next 28 years.
East German soldiers, left, set up barbed wire barricades August , 13, 1961 at the border seperating Berlin, Germany, to restrict the travel between the eastern and western part of the German city. West Berlin citizens, right, watch the work. Photography: AP
