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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.
Foundation of the Stasi
Jan
24
1950
Today
Foundation of the Stasi
Aware that East Germany’s repressive political system lacked popular support, the Politburo of the ruling SED established a new secret police force on 24 January 1950 to combat dissent. [...]
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