AdvertisementThe Man Who Disobeyed His Boss And Opened The Berlin WallNovember 06, 2014Soraya Sarhaddi NelsonfacebookEmailThe Berlin Wall fell on Nov. 9, 1989, 25 years ago this weekend. East Germans flooded into West Berlin after border guard Harald Jaeger ignored orders and opened the gate for the huge, unruly crowd. (Sygma/Corbis)