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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.
Schleswig and Holstein "up ewig ungedeelt"
Since the Middle Ages, the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein had been considered “eternally undivided”, i.e. to belong together. Although governed separately, both territories were subject to the authority of the Danish king. In spite of this personal union, Holstein was part of the German Confederation, but Schleswig was not. [...]
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