November 9th – A Fateful Day in German History
November 9th is a particular day in German history. Across less than 100 years, four major events happened on this very day.
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E-mail Subscription and other Site Enhancements
In the last week we have added a couple of new features and enhancements to the site: E-mail Subscription and much more.
World War II ended 70 years ago – Remembering Weizsaecker’s speech
70 years ago World War II ended in Europe. This is a time for reflection and a time to remember the dead.
And to remember Richard von Weizsäcker famous speech on the 40th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.
The Problem with Maps
The Earth is a sphere and as there is no perfect way to show the surface of a sphere on a 2D rectangle, any map will have issues. There are many ways how a map can...
This Year’s Theme: World War I
After World War I, war might be necessary but it would never again be glorious – John Green (Crash Course World History #36) My grandmother was born in Austria-Hungary close to the end of World War...
Welcome to Martin’s History
History has always been my passion. So much so that I even studied it at university for a couple of years. While I never made a job out of it, in fact choose a quite different...
