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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.
Your money or your life! The end of “Schinderhannes”
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Your money or your life! The end of “Schinderhannes”
In centuries past, and particularly during times of war and uncertainty, gangs of robbers would terrorize unsuspecting travellers before retreating to a forest or mountain hideaway to count their ill-gotten gains. [...]
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