Monday, June 26, 2017

Kennedy at the Berlin Wall

On this day, June 26, 1963 President JF Kennedy made his famous speech at the Berlin Wall, where he said: ich bin ein Berliner.

But his speech writers got it wrong. What he meant to say was: ich bin Berliner.

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