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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.

Grown up at 18!

Whilst people in the Middle Ages came of age at 14 years old, this limit crept up over time. Some states of the German Confederation recognized individuals as adults at the age of 24 or 25, but by the 20th century, the age of majority was finally standardized at 21. [...]

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