Fact of the day #9: June 22 1990: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.

Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") was the name given by the Western Allies to the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947–1991). Checkpoint Charlie became a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of East and West.

On June 22, 1990, as the Berlin Wall crumbled, the famed Allied sentry post known as “Checkpoint Charlie” was officially closed in a military ceremony.