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Frederick I of Prussia crowned himself king; the Duchy of Prussia became the Kingdom of Prussia. -
The Abitur, a university admission exam, was established in Prussia. (university entrance examination) -
Sixteen German states established the Confederation of the Rhine, a confederation and protectorate of France. -
Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire: Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, abdicated his title and released his subjects from their obligations to the empire. -
The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, were a brother duo of German academics, cultural researchers, and authors who together collected and published fairy tales. They are among the best-known storytellers of fairy tales, popularizing stories such as "Cinderella" ("Aschenputtel"), "The Frog Prince" ("Der Froschkönig"), "Rapunzel", "Rumpelstiltskin" ("Rumpelstilzchen"), "Sleeping Beauty" ("Dornröschen"), and "Snow White" ("Schneewittchen"). -
First Chancellor of Germany. -
Carl Friedrich Benz, was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent Motorcar from 1885 is considered the first practical modern automobile and first car put into series production. He received a patent for the motorcar in 1886. -
It is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. -
Wilhelm I was crowned Emperor of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.
A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he was the first head of state of a united Germany. -
Minister President Otto von Bismarck of Prussia was appointed Chancellor of the German Empire. -
He was a German inventor and mechanical engineer who is famous for having invented the diesel engine, which burns diesel fuel; both are named after him. -
First World War (28 June 1914 – 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. It was fought between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). -
WW2, was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries, including all of the great powers, fought as part of two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. 6 million Jews die because of the Holocaust. -
During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc. West Germany was formed as a political entity during the Allied occupation of Germany after World War II, -
Until 1989, this country was generally considered a communist state and called itself a socialist "workers' and peasants' state". Before its establishment, its territory was administered and occupied by Soviet forces with the autonomy of native communists.
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1972 Summer Olympics: The Olympic games opened in Munich, in West Germany. -
The Berlin Wall stood until the head of the East German Communist Party announced that citizens of the east part could cross the border whenever they want.