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	Celebrating 30 Years of the EU Single Market (Jan 1, 1993) With the onset of 1993 the single market of the European Community (EC) was finally launched. Four new fundamental freedoms became a reality for all EC member states: free movement of goods, persons, services and capital. All citizens were now free… mehr…	Abspielen
	70th Anniversary of the First Sea Rescue Cruiser (January 21, 1953) On 21 January 1953, the Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger (German Sea Rescue Society) put the "Bremen", the world's first rescue cruiser, into service. The Bremen is the result of many years of effort to develop a "motor rescue boat… mehr…	Abspielen
	30th Anniversary of the Death of Rudolf Nureyev († January 6, 1993) Rudolf Nureyev was one of most the outstanding dancers of the second half of the 20th century and the first worldwide ballet pop star. Above all, he captivated audiences with his larger than life stage presence and sheer explosive energy. Born in… mehr…	Abspielen
	50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (December 21, 1972) It is a milestone in the relationship between the two German states and an important step in the "change through rapprochement" process promoted by Chancellor Willy Brandt: the treaty concerning the fundamentals of relations between the Federal… mehr…	Abspielen
	Johnny Hallyday’s 5th Death Anniversary († December 6, 2017) Johnny Hallyday is a legend in his native France. The musician popularized rock'n'roll in France and embodied the rebellion of the 1960s like no other. Until his death, he remained one of the biggest stars in French show business. Born in Paris in… mehr…	Abspielen
	Werner von Siemens’s 130th Death Anniversary († December 6, 1892) The visionary inventor and entrepreneur Werner von Siemens played a major role in shaping the development of the electrical goods industry. Born in Lenthe near Hanover in 1816, he initially completed a three-year technical training course as an… mehr…	Abspielen
	Hans Scharoun’s 50th Death Anniversary († November 25, 1972) He is one of the great German architects of the 20th century and one of the most important representatives of organic building: Hans Scharoun. Born in Bremen on September 20, 1893, and raised in Bremerhaven, he went to study architecture at the… mehr…	Abspielen
	Boris Becker’s 55th Birthday (* November 22, 1967) He is one of the all-time superstars of German sports and one of the greatest tennis players of all time: Boris Becker. Like few other people, he still riles up people's emotions. When the native of Leimen became the first unseeded and youngest… mehr…	Abspielen
	Gerhart Hauptmann’s 160th Birthday (* 15.11.1862) Gerhart Hauptmann was one of the most important German playwrights on the threshold of the 20th century and one of the most important representatives of naturalism. Born in Obersalzbrunn (now Szczawno-Zdrój) in Silesia on November 15, 1962, the son… mehr…	Abspielen
	30th anniversary of the first energy-self-sufficient solar house (October 30, 1992) 30 years ago, Germany's first energy self-sufficient solar house was inaugurated in Freiburg im Breisgau. The model project of the local Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) wanted to test the viability of such a concept in Central… mehr…	Abspielen
	Peter Stein’s 85th Birthday (* 01.10.1937) Peter Stein is a living legend. His name is inseparably linked with the Berlin Schaubühne, which revolutionized German theatre in the 1970s and 1980s. With his productions, in which he has always seen himself as the author's interpreter and sought a… mehr…	Abspielen
	60th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis (October 1962) For two weeks in the fall of 1962, billions of people around the world held their breath in fear of a nuclear confrontation between the Soviet Union and the USA. The crisis was triggered in mid-October, when U.S. intelligence services confirmed that… mehr…	Abspielen