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  Suspension of Ration Stamps in the FRG (May 1, 1950)

  On May 1, 1950 the disbursement of ration stamps in the Federal Republic of Germany is abolished after one decade. The rationing of food products had… More…

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  50th Anniversary of Thor Heyerdahl Taking Off On Ra II (May 17, 1970)

  The legendary Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl undertakes a spectacular endeavour at the end of the 1960s: he wants to travel… More…

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  30-Year Anniversary of Signing the State Treaty Establishing a Monetary, Economic and Social Union between the GDR and the FRG (May 18, 1990)

  On May 18, 1990 the Finance Secretaries Theo Waigel (FRG) and Walter Romberg (GDR) sign the state treaty regarding the monetary, economic and social… More…