by Marc Hoffmann, NDR Info Dealing with wolves has been discussed in northern Germany for months - wolf protectors face cattle farmers and frightened residents. But the excitement about the wolf is not new:Shortly after the end of the Second World War, the strangler from Lichtenmoor caused real hys
On April 18, 1947, the British blow up 6,700 tons of ammunition and the military installations on Helgoland. The island is thus demilitarized. But the islanders cant go back for the time being. A dull rumble, a cloud of smoke and ash up to four kilometers high over Helgoland, which can be seen as f
On January 4, 1947, the Spiegel was published for the first time, first in Hanover and later in Hamburg. Since then, the news magazine has uncovered a number of scandals - and also stumbled across a few affairs itself. by Irene Altenmüller End of 1946:A name is needed for the new news magazine. Th
On November 1, 1946, the British military governments Regulation No. 55 officially established the state of Lower Saxony with Hanover as its capital. The first state government under Prime Minister Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf had to solve immense problems. by Oliver Weisse The birth of the state of Lower
Corned beef and whole milk powder:the CARE package is a symbol of the post-war years. The first aid packages arrive in Germany on July 15, 1946 - Bremerhaven becomes the hub for distribution. by Carsten Pilger Germany in May 1945:The Nazi reign of terror left Europe in ruins. After the end of host
The SED was founded on April 21, 1946 under pressure from the Soviet occupiers. The merger of SPD and KPD later developed into the state party of the GDR. In MV she is widely supported - although there are opponents and critics there too. by Michael Bluhm Admiralspalast Berlin, April 22, 1946:Wilh
by Dirk Hempel, NDR.deAfter the war, many parts of Hamburg, such as Eilbek, were almost completely destroyed. Living space is scarce. Spring 1946:Germany has been at peace for a year. But the cities are destroyed. Millions of homeless people are looking for a new place to live. This is also the cas
After the end of the war, Germany was still in ruins when the first issue of the weekly newspaper Die Zeit was published on February 21, 1946. Their goal:always tell the truth unvarnished. by Irene Altenmüller The years that lie behind us have shut the German reader off from the world, wrapped him
At the beginning of February 1946, after a severe winter, it warmed up surprisingly quickly. The snow melts and it begins to rain heavily. The worst flood in Hanovers history follows. by Katrin Heineking 75 years ago, two boys from the Ricklingen district were among the first to notice the rapidly
The Braunschweiger Zeitung is the first free news paper in northern Germany to receive a license from the British military government. The first issue appears on January 8, 1946 - with room for free speech. by Stefanie Grossmann It is a small sensation in the North German press landscape:After the
After the capitulation in 1945, the zero hour began, also for Hamburgs theaters. The British promote the culture industry and Ida Ehre founds the Kammerspiele in the same year. by Peter Helling The Second World War ended with the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht on May 8, 1945 in Be
by Kathrin MaternAufbau Verlag, here a booth from 1948, quickly developed its own profile, which at the beginning of the 1950s also harbored problems. 75 years ago, on August 16, 1945, Aufbau Verlag was founded in Berlin - with the first license after the end of the Second World War and initially a
by Irene Altenmüller, NDR.de Tiny particles that are accelerated to almost the speed of light and then made to collide. Super-brilliant flashes of light that researchers can use to look down into the molecular structure of matter. For many, the processes that take place on the DESY research site in
On October 13, 1959, tens of thousands of Hamburg residents flock to the airport in Fuhlsbüttel to witness the landing of the first passenger jet aircraft. But hardly anyone sees the jet. by Marc-Oliver Rehrmann, NDR.de Hamburg Airport had never experienced anything like this before. On the evenin
by Jan Ehlert, NDR.deA childlike drawing adorned the first edition of the book The Tin Drum. In the fall of 1959, the debut novel by a hitherto largely unknown author attracted attention at the Frankfurt Book Fair:the story of a short monster named Oskar Matzerath, which, with a mixture of childish
by Stefanie Peter, NDR.deOn March 24, 1959, the starting signal was given for the partial privatization of Preussag. The subscription period had only just begun when demand already exceeded the supply of new shares:On March 24, 1959, the citizens of the Federal Republic were able to subscribe to Vo
I cant promise it will work. With these words Professor Erich Bagge opened the first research reactor in northern Germany on October 28, 1958 in Geesthacht-Tesperhude - and thus the largest nuclear reactor in the Federal Republic to date. Above all, the reactor is intended to be used to construct a
On October 1, 1958, the King of Rock n Roll came to Germany via Bremerhaven to do his military service. Elvis stayed for a year and a half - a turning point in many ways. And a still curious time. by Ocke Bandixen On this memorable and long-awaited Wednesday for his fans, the King assured three ti
August 23, 1958:Tens of thousands of guests gathered at the Blohm + Voss shipyard to witness the launch of the Gorch Fock in the Port of Hamburg. At 11.16 a.m. the three-masted barque of the German Navy rushed into the water to the sound of the ships horns and the cheers of the spectators, when the
With the Göttingen Appeal in 1957, scientists protested against Adenauers plans for atomic armament. Their manifesto becomes the basis for the Fight Nuclear Death campaign. by Britta Probol Duck &cover, sings the cartoon turtle Bert the Turtle in an American civil defense film from the 1950s:When
Louis XVII (1785-1795), Dauphin of France, is the second son of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. After the execution of his father, he is declared king by the noble emigrants under the name of Louis XVII. Nevertheless, his reign is only theoretical. The child remains imprisoned in the Temple, where h
The Punic Wars in world history textbooks are the wars between Rome and Carthage in BC. I dont think most people think of Carthage as a pinch. Carthage is the name of the nation that was around Tunisia today, and held the hegemony of the Mediterranean Sea in place of Greece, which had been weake
Intro The Loire Valley, known as The Garden of France was the favorite residence of the Kings of France during the Renaissance. These are buildings for the most part built or greatly altered during the French Renaissance, at a time when royal power was located on the banks of the river, its tributa
It is very unlikely that a time machine will fall into your hands, but assuming you do get one, and it works, I think it would be interesting to have a wine guide to know what to order or, at least, to know what you are drinking Led by JJ and in collaboration with Vivanco and his project «Ways to te