On August 14, 1892, a doctor in Altona had the first suspicion of cholera. On August 23, Hamburg officially reports the first case. 8,605 people die in the city as a result of the disease. Help comes from the doctor Robert Koch. I forget Im in Europe. Robert Koch, Director of the Prussian Institute
by Dirk Hempel, NDR.deOn August 9, 1890, thousands awaited the Emperor on Helgoland, whose yacht Hohenzollern was anchored in the harbour. At the beginning of August 1890, the Emperors yacht was docked off Helgoland, a black steamer with a paddle wheel and two white smokestacks, surrounded by small
On January 22, 1891, the steamer Augusta Victoria set off from Cuxhaven on a pleasure trip to the Mediterranean. The tour will later go down in history as the first cruise. On January 22, 1891, a distinguished company set sail from Cuxhaven on board the Augusta Victoria. The travelers do not want t
With the construction of the Kiel Canal, its bridges and locks, engineers entered new technological territory at the end of the 19th century, and the most modern machines were used to carry it out. A marvel of engineering is created in just eight years. by Stefanie Grossmann The ambitious engineer
Until the middle of the 19th century, many coastal residents made their living from the flotsam of wrecked ships. There is no help for seafarers. That changed when the German Society for the Rescue of Shipwrecked Persons (DGzRS) was founded in Kiel in 1865. by Dirk Hempel Every year around 50 sail
by Heiko Block, NDR.de A trip on the Alster steamer has been a must for Hamburg tourists for many decades. Whether twilight cruises, canal, fleet, Vierlande or Alster cruises - the offer is diverse. The White Fleet is one of the citys landmarks. What is difficult to imagine nowadays, when everythin
by Irene Altenmüller, NDR.deThe church in Wangerooge is destroyed by the flood. Only the defense tower remains. The tide of the sea reached an all-surpassing height on January 1st. 20 of 70 dwellings were destroyed; many others, undermined by the water, collapsed. (...) In the churchyard the coffin
Around 1900 Hamburg is one of the most important European emigration ports. Eastern Europeans in particular board a ship here. The destination:America. Between 1850 and 1934 alone, five million emigrants started this journey. by Janine Kuehl Previously, people mainly used Rotterdam, Antwerp and Le
by Dirk Hempel, NDR.de The epoch of speed in Germany began in the 19th century with the express mail coach. In 1821, a diligence, as the fast vehicles are called after their French model, was first used in Prussia, other countries followed. Finally, on July 1, 1841, Hamburg and Lübeck. Marvels of t
Whether truck, agricultural machine or car - the name Hanomag has long stood for quality in vehicle construction. But entrepreneurial mistakes and a criminal business model led the company from Hanover to ruin. The long-established company Hanomag from Hanover has put many technical masterpieces on
On January 5, 1821, Scotsman John Sharp Douglas opened the first soap factory in Hamburg. With his work, he lays the foundation for Europes largest perfumery chain. 200 years later, the Corona crisis puts a massive damper on the company. by Dirk Hempel 29-year-old John Sharp Douglas, who brought t
On January 1, 1811, Hamburg is incorporated into the French Empire. Marshal Davout is now in charge on the Elbe. Hamburg has been under siege since 1806. Until 1814 there is rampant destruction and expulsion. by Janine Kuehl The siege reached a devastating climax on December 7, 1813:Hamm was on fi
In 1793, Heiligendamm was founded as the first German seaside resort. A little later, the first bathing resorts also appear on the North Sea. Bathing quickly becomes a social event. by Stefanie Grossmann As early as 1793, the writer Georg Christoph Lichtenberg asked in the Göttinger Taschen Calend
by Oliver Diedrich, NDR.de The flames hit meters high from all houses. People flee desperately from the inferno. The night sky turns fiery red over Altona. Hardly anyone dares to face the flames. But not out of fear of the fire - people are prevented from extinguishing it by force! There are foreig
by Oliver Diedrich, NDR.de They find the first corpses very close to the St. Michaeliskirche. The dead have large dark bumps on their necks and groins. The sight terrifies people. Because the corpses in the Gerkenshof are the surefire sign:the plague has caught Hamburg. It is the autumn of 1712. Th
by Marc-Oliver Rehrmann, NDR.de It is a great adventure for eleven-year-old Jens Jacob Eschels:in the spring of 1769, the boy from the North Sea island of Föhr is allowed to go whaling in the Arctic for the first time. Its his greatest wish:Three of my schoolmates, who were only a little older than
The Versailles Treaty was signed on June 28, 1919 and came into effect on January 10, 1920. Germany became smaller, had to pay reparations and acknowledge the war debt. by Wolfgang Mueller After the First World War, the Germans were the losers and felt the effects. When it came to signing the Vers
The last German monarchy ended on November 9, 1918, and the social democrat Philipp Scheidemann proclaimed the republic. The revolution began with the uprising of sailors in Wilhelmshaven and Kiel. by Helene Heise The High Seas Fleet is instructed to attack the English fleet as soon as possible -
by Behrang Samsami Anyone who approaches the camp in the evening, which is surrounded on three sides by the Mecklenburg forest, will actually get the impression from the flood of light from the arc lamps, which shine far and wide over the wide camp streets, as if a large city had been pounded out o
To circumvent the British naval blockade, the Germans build a merchant submarine in Kiel during World War I. The Deutschland reached the USA on July 9, 1916 - a world premiere. by Dirk Hempel Like a Jules Vernes dream, was the headline in an American newspaper when the rumor spread in 1915 that th
Libya supported Turkey during the invasion of Cyprus in 1974. The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, mentioned this the other day in an attempt to justify the sending of Turkish troops to this country. Apparently wanting to highlight the timeless relations and ties of the two countries, but al
The Roman Empire, which dragged a strong crisis in the third century, ended up disappearing, which happened in the year 476. The essential cause of this catastrophe was found in the serious internal problems, both political and military as well as social and economic, but The pressure exerted from o
On December 5, 1946, the 4th Company of the 501st Battalion of the Rimini (3rd Mountain) Brigade, under Captain Sotirios Liarakos, was ordered to move from the village of Ampelonas Larisis to the village of Rodia, which is 7 km from Ampelonas and 20 from Larissa. The company had just 74 men, half it
Although it is true that the rains of recent months have raised the level of reservoir water in Spain to 70% of its capacity (39,690 hm3), the truth is that at the end of 2017 the hydraulic reserve was at 37% of its capacity total and the expression pertinacious drought was heard again in our countr