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King Henry I of Franconia unites the German duchies
919
Government, Germany
Henry I the Fowler establishes Ottonian Dynasty & is first king of East Francia
919
Government, Germany
Magyar advance into Germany stopped by army of Henry the Fowler
933
War, Germany
Otto I the Great subdues the Magyars, nomadic horsemen, at the Battle of Lechfeld
955
War, Germany
Ottonian dynasty establishes Christian states in Poland, Bohemia, & Hungary
973
Religion, Germany
Henry V conforms to Concordant of Worms
1122
Religion, Germany
Frederick Barbarossa signs the final Peace of Constance
1183
Peace, Germany
Foundation stone laid for Cologne Cathedral--not to be completed until 1880
1248
Architecture, Germany
The Gutenberg Bible is Europe's first printed book for mass production
1455
Invention, Germany
Maximilian I extends the influence of the Habsburg Empire in every direction
1493
Government, Germany
"Self-Portrait" by Albrecht Durer
1500
Arts, Germany
"Crucifixion" by Matthias Grunewald
1515
Arts, Germany
Martin Luther protests against Catholic Church with 95 theses
1517
Religion, Germany
Luther crystallizes his ideas in 18-day debate with Johann Eck
1519
Religion, Germany
Martin Luther accused of heresy by Charles V at the Diet of Worms
1521
Religion, Germany
Luther translates Bible into German
1522
Religion, Germany
German Peasants' War ends at Frankenhausen with execution of Thomas Muntzer
1525
War, Germany
Anabaptists are ousted from Munster after 18 months in control of the city
1535
Religion, Germany
"Charles de Solier, Sieur de Morette" by Holbein
1535
Arts, Germany
Religious wars brought to temporary end by Charles V at Peace of Augsburg
1555
Peace, Germany
Ferdinand I becomes emperor when his brother Charles V abdicates
1556
Government, Germany
Magdeburg sacked by army of Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years War
1631
War, Germany
Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, dies at the Battle of Lutzen
1632
War, Germany
Elector Frederick III announces he would be Frederick I King of Prussia
1701
Government, Germany
The Grand Alliance (British, Dutch & Austrian) defeats the French at Blenheim
1704
War, Germany
Frederick William I becomes King of Prussia
1713
Government, Germany
Johann Sebastian Bach creates the Brandenburg Concertos
1721
Music, Germany
"Apollo and the Four Continents" by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
1753
Arts, Germany
Goethe writes The Sorrows of Young Werther and creates "Werther Fever"
1775
Arts, Germany
Immanuel Kant publishes "Perpetual Peace"
1795
Peace, Germany
Beethoven's Eroica symphony (Symphony No. 3) is performed in Vienna
1805
Music, Germany
Napoleon defeats Prussian army at the Battle of Jena/Auerstadt
1806
War, Germany
Hegel publishes "The Phenomenology of Spirit" in 1807
1807
Philosophy, Germany
Battle of Leipzig in October finds recipe to defeat Napoleon--unite against him
1813
War, Germany
"Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon" by Caspar David Friedrich
1824
Arts, Germany
Eduard Simon invents polystyrene
1839
Invention, Germany
Battle of Koniggratz--Austria defeated & Prussia gains control of northern Germany
1866
War, Germany
Karl Marx publishes Das Kapital--labor is exploited in capitalism
1867
Government, Germany
William I of Prussia becomes German emperor with Bismarck his chancellor
1871
Government, Germany
First complete performance of the Ring Cycle--Wagner's cycle of 4 operas
1876
Arts, Germany
Frederich Nietzsche publishes Thus Spake Zarathustra in 1883-85
1885
Philosophy, Germany
Gottlieb Daimler invents petrol engine
1886
Invention, Germany
Karl Benz invents the first modern car
1886
Transportation, Germany
Kaiser Frederick hates war but dies of cancer 99 days after enthronement
1888
Government, Germany
William Rontgen discovers the usefulness of x-rays in medical diagnosis
1895
Invention, Germany
Sigmund Freud publishes "The Interpretation of Dreams"
1899
Science, Germany
Count Zeppelin's airship makes its maiden flight in Germany
1900
Transportation, Germany
Max Planck discovers quantum theory
1900
Science, Germany
In November, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates
1918
Government, Germany
Spartacus Week--Freikorps soldiers in Berlin defeat Bolshevik-inspired revolt
1919
Government, Germany
The German mark becomes worthless because of hyperinflation
1923
Trade, Germany
Hitler publishes Mein Kampf
1925
Government, Germany
In February, burning of Reichstag in Berlin helps Nazis spread fear of communists
1933
Government, Germany
In January, Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany with weak democracy & economy
1933
Government, Germany
Hitler takes control after murder of rivals (June) & death of Hindenburg (August)
1934
Government, Germany
In March, Hitler defies Treaty of Versailles to form Germany/Austria Anschluss
1938
War, Germany
Otto Hahn detects nuclear fission after bombarding uranium with neutrons
1938
Science, Germany
In July, plot to assassinate Hitler with a bomb at Wolf's Lair headquarters fails
1944
War, Germany
First combat use of jet aircraft
1944
Transportation, Germany
On April 30, Hitler commits suicide as Allies enter Berlin
1945
War, Germany
On February 14, Dresden, almost untouched by bombing so far, is razed in firestorm
1945
War, Germany
Allied airlift to Berlin counters Soviet blockade & allows democratic West Germany
1948
War, Germany
East Germans strike against communist regime--leads to brain drain & Berlin Wall
1953
War, Germany
Khrushchev begins building Berlin Wall to keep East Germans in
1961
War, Germany
President Kennedy powerful speech in Berlin ends Soviet's plan to dominate city
1963
War, Germany
Massacre in Munich--horror & murder in the Olympic Games celebrating peace
1972
War, Germany
Helmut Kohl oversees end of Cold War and reunification of Germany
1982
Government, Germany