1989
The Berlin Wall opens
East Germany opened the checkpoints in the Berlin Wall, letting people cross freely for the first time in decades. Crowds celebrated a peaceful turning point toward a more open world.
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November 9
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2023
The first whole-eye transplant
Surgeons at NYU Langone announced the world's first transplant of an entire human eye. Though sight was not yet restored, the operation opened a new frontier in reconstructive medicine.
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