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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.

Ban on black, red and gold

As the eminence grise of the German Confederation (founded in 1815), the Austrian Chancellor Prince Metternich dedicated himself to suppressing nationalism and democracy in order to maintain monarchical rule in the German states. [...]

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