by Jochen Lambernd For his birthday, a twelve-year-old boy gets a sightseeing flight over Hamburg in a seaplane. On July 2, 2006, the child awaits an exciting and unusual adventure. With the Beaver DHC-2 de Havilland from the company Himmelsschreiber, passengers can take a 20-minute sightseeing fli
by Dirk Hempel, NDR.de It is November 8, 2005:around 8,000 onlookers with cameras and binoculars have gathered on the Elbe dyke and at the edge of the company airport in Hamburg-Finkenwerder. They are waiting for the first landing of an A380 in the Hanseatic city. In the afternoon, the giant aircra
Mehmet Turgut was shot dead in Rostock on February 25, 2004. (archive image) On February 25, 2004, Mehmet Turgut opened the kebab stand in the Toitenwinkel district of Rostock. Turgut, who was born in Turkey, actually lives in Hamburg, in Rostock he is visiting a friend. On this Ash Wednesday morni
Snuffling and panting, the NDR mascot Antje swam his way into the hearts of the viewers. On July 17, 2003, the walrus lady died of old age at the age of 27. Weighing 750 kilos, tusks as long as your arm and still cute to cuddle:Thats how the walrus Antje, NDR trademark and darling of the public at
Heavy rain causes the Elbe and its tributaries to swell in August 2002. With hundreds of thousands of sandbags, helpers are trying to protect the towns in the north from the flood. In eastern Germany, deaths and devastating damage are part of the sad balance sheet. by Kathrin Weber August 2002:Sum
At the end of 2001, 19-year-old Achidi John died in Hamburg. He is said to have dealt drugs. In order to convict him, an emetic had been forcefully administered to him. The young man was not the only victim. by Oliver Diedrich, NDR.de Its December 9, 2001. I want them! screams Achidi John in the H
As the first gay couple in Germany, Heinz-Friedrich Harre and Reinhard Lüschow sealed the marriage-like union on August 1, 2001 in the registry office in Hanover. The civil partnership law makes it possible. A stage victory on the way to marriage for all. by Yasmin Sibus On that Wednesday at 8.20
A train station as an art object and a tourist attraction - there are only a few cities. The town of Uelzen on the edge of the Lüneburg Heath is one of them - with the Hundertwasser train station. Since it opened 20 years ago in November 2000, the Hundertwasser train station has attracted many visi
The end of a long hostage detention:In July 2000, terrorists released Renate Wallert from Göttingen, and on August 27th her husband Werner. Son Marc is initially held hostage - 20 years later he remembers. The Wallert family from Goettingen was taken hostage on April 23, 2000. The Islamist terroris
On April 8, 2000, Germanys first baby hatch opened in Hamburg, where parents can leave their child anonymously. A controversial project. There are now around 100 of these institutions. It is an attempt to offer parents who are overwhelmed or unintentionally pregnant women a perspective - without ab
In 2000, Tanja Kreil from Hanover sued for equal rights for women in the Bundeswehr and thus also for the right to serve in the armed forces - and won. However, she never takes up service. On January 11, 2000, judges of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg ruled that Article 12a, Parag
NSU murders in Hamburg and Rostock by Oliver Diedrich, NDR.de For years, police have been groping in the dark over a nationwide murder spree. The investigators consider protection racket or drug deals to be the background, at times there is also talk of honor killings. But it has been known since N
At her christening in Hamburg on August 2, 2015, the MSC Zoe was celebrated as the worlds largest container ship at the time. But the size becomes a problem:on January 2, 2019, the giant crashed - with serious consequences. Hundreds of onlookers gather in the port of Hamburg on August 1, 2015 to fo
by Mareike Burgschat &Alena Jabarine Refugees have been welcomed with open arms in Germany in the past few days, at train stations in Munich, Dortmund and Hamburg. A warm welcome. But whats next for them? Our reporter Alena Jabarine pretended to be a refugee and spent several days in the central re
#OneMomentThatStays In 2015, the number of people fleeing from crisis areas who came to northern Germany skyrocketed. The attention is great, a lot is reported about the refugees. You see them fleeing, standing behind barbed wire fences, waiting at train stations, freezing in tents. men, women and
Chronology:Cookie Monsters Cookie Steal The pretzel men with the golden Leibniz biscuit are the landmark at the Bahlsen headquarters in Hanover. It is a case that moves the whole world. At the beginning of 2013, a gold-plated brass biscuit weighing around 20 kilograms was stolen from the headquarte
The Alexander von Humboldt II is one of the youngest tall ships from Germany. Like the Gorch Fock of the German Navy, the Alex II is also a training ship - but usually for civilian purposes. On September 24, 2011, the successor to the legendary Alexander von Humboldt I was christened Alexander von
At the end of November 2011, the last Castor transport with nuclear waste rolled to Gorleben. One action kept the police busy for hours and is still considered a great success by the demonstrators. At the time - in this hot autumn, as the protesters had announced at the time - the train with contam
It is an accident that remains in the collective memory:Ten years ago, a huge cloud of sand blinded drivers on the A19 near Kavelstorf, not far from Rostock. 85 vehicles collide, eight people die. by Janine Kuehl On this Friday afternoon, April 8, 2011, weekend traffic gradually begins on the two-
At the beginning of 2011, a dioxin scandal shook the republic. On January 3rd there is a mass killing of laying hens, tens of thousands of eggs are destroyed. The economic damage is in the millions. by Stefanie Grossmann When the Wulfa-Mast company from Dinklage in the Vechta district made a volu
He went down in history as a playboy, serially deflowering court ladies, and at the same time - an intolerant fundamentalist whipping himself as a penance and attending two masses a day. His reign was a series of wars (partly due to him). However, did Sigismund III Vasa really deserve the black lege
The Battle of Villalar was not a great battle, but the War of the Comuneros was of great importance as it was the last revolution of the late Middle Ages or the first modern revolution. After the death of Fernando el Católico and the regency of Cardinal Cisneros, Carlos I, grandson of Fernando, a
On March 30, 1870, a group of foreign tourists, among them the British Lord Mancaster and his wife, the secretaries of the British and Italian embassies and their companions were kidnapped by a gang of Arvanitaki robbers. The robbers demanded a £25,000 ransom and amnesty to free their prisoners.
Believing that he had acquired great power, Midas realized that his greed would lead to his death. By Tales PintoA myth well known to both Greeks and Romans was that of King Midas . Like all myths of Classical Antiquity, the purpose of spreading Midas shenanigans was to shed light on human greed. M