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At least 138 people died trying to escape over the Wall and its East German fortifications until the fall of the East German regime in 1989.

Berlin holds ceremony to mark building of Wall in 1961

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Ithaca is snowtastic!

fortification 

Pronunciation: /ˌfɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ 

NOUN

1A defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack:the building and maintenance of fortificationsa medieval fortification

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1.1[MASS NOUN] The action of fortifying or process of being fortified:the fortification of the frontiers

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Origin

Late Middle English: via French from late Latin fortificatio(n-), from fortificare (see fortify).

snowtastic day

A day filled with the joy of snow, where you can either get out of school or work or futher obligations.

It's a snowtastic day I don't have to go school! I think I'll go skiing to celebrate.

portcullis

Line breaks: port|cul¦lis

Pronunciation: /pɔːtˈkʌlɪs /

Definition of portcullis in English:

NOUN

A strong, heavy grating that can be lowered down grooves on each side of a gateway to block it.

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Origin

Middle English: from Old French porte coleice 'sliding door', from porte 'door' (from Latin porta) + coleice'sliding' (feminine of couleis, from Latin colare 'to filter').

Derivatives

Portcullis at Cahir Castle

A portcullis (from the French porte coulissante or gliding door) is a kind of heavy vertically-opening gate typically found in medieval fortifications, consisting of a latticed grille made of wood, metal, or a combination of the two.

Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch, was born ‪#‎onthisday‬ in 1457. He reigned for 24 years and founded the strong Tudor line which lasted until the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603. This flask looks like pottery but is actually made of white glass. It features a portrait of Henry VII on one side and his personal emblem, the Tudor portcullis, on the other ow.ly/HOeAo