May 8th, 1945 - Victorious allies divide Germany into four occupation zones.
Jun 23rd, 1948 - Soviet troops blockade Berlin. West Berlin supplied by air for over a year.
May 23rd, 1949 - Federal Republic of Germany founded in three western zones.
Oct 7th, 1949 - German Democratic Republic (DDR) founded in Soviet zone.
Aug 13th, 1961 - East German troops begin erecting wall around West Berlin.
Aug 24th, 1961 - Date of the first alleged killing by Berlin Wall guards.
Jun 26th, 1963 - President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin.
Jun 3rd, 1972 - Travel restrictions for Westerners to the East are relaxed.
Sep 10th, 1989 - Hungary officially open border with Austria.
Sep 30th, 1989 - Honecker agrees to let East Germans leave embassy in Prague.
Oct 18th, 1989 - Honecker resigns "on health grounds".
Nov 4th, 1989 - 500,000 demonstrate for democracy in East Berlin.
Nov 7th, 1989 - East German government resigns.
Nov 9th, 1989 - Krenz says all East Germans can go West from the following day.
Dec 1st, 1989 - Parliament scraps communist party's monopoly.
Mar 18th, 1990 - Free election held in East Germany.
Oct 3rd, 1990 - Eastern states accede to Federal Republic.