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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.

Germany becomes a centralized state

After the Enabling Act of 24 March 1933 vested almost complete legislative power in Adolf Hitler, the Third Reich moved to control all state structures. Two laws were passed in April 1933 – the second of which was enacted on 7 April – with the intention of “bringing into line” all state legislatures and administrations. [...]

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