Monday Open Thread: Freedom Edition

Twenty years ago today, the Berlin Wall fell. The picture below isn’t from that day, but it speaks volumes about what the Wall represented. In this photo, an East German guard takes his chance to run for freedom as the Wall was being constructed in 1961.

The guard’s flight to freedom should inspire us. In the comments, tell us where you were on this day in 1989. Commit to remind at least one person of today’s anniversary. We don’t expect Big Media to note the date.