What happened today X years ago?
365 days of German history
Every day is historic! Do you want to know which key events took place in history on your date of birth? Or are you preparing for the next school presentation or Trivial Pursuit evening? The historical calendar from the Deutschlandmuseum shows you what happened in German history on each day of the year: major events, historical anniversaries, significant inventions, important birthdays and much more.
Does gymnastics endanger the state?
The gymnastics movement emerged at the beginning of the 19th century, primarily at the instigation of the educationalist Friedrich Ludwig Jahn. According to Jahn, gymnastics was intended to train the body and character of all Germans. The movement was thus also directed against class differences and the petty statehood that existed in the German Confederation.
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