But at each end, they will get a nudge to tumble down - much like the Wall did two decades ago.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

"I was saved only by a few feet and about a second going down an embankment and smashing into a brick wall."

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 3 percent in mid-day trading.

VOA: standard.2010.05.20

With the force of a giant waterfall, the dam burst,launching a wall of water 18 meters high down the funnel toward Johnstown faster than warnings could be sounded.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26

With U.S.unemployment near double digits, Cardillo cautions the Obama administration to tone down its rhetoric against Wall Street - something political analysts say is unlikely with U.S.mid-term elections only months away.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

But Art Cashin says Wall Street remains wary. "The concern down here is it may intimidate some of the financial institutions, and therefore make credit less available and less likely and hurt the recovery."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

Organizers of the anniversary events say they want the festivities to connect with ordinary people to show that it was people power, with the help of reform-minded political leaders, that brought down the Wall and changed the course of history.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Organizers of the events say they want the festivities to connect with ordinary people to show that it was people power, with the help of reform minded political leaders, that brought down the Wall and changed the course of history.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09