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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.
DDR Intershops
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1962
Today
DDR Intershops
The DDR found itself in a very difficult situation in the early 1960s. A shortage of skilled workers and a decline in agricultural production following the collectivization of farming resulted in poor economic performance. [...]
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