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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.

Formation of the Society for German Colonization

Germany came to the imperial movement relatively late, taking the decision to acquire overseas colonies only in 1884. Indeed, Bismarck had to be persuaded of the advantages of a colonial empire, as he was initially more interested in maintaining his European position and not antagonizing the early movers in the colonial race. [...]

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