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11th August 1919: The Weimar Republic officially established when Friedrich Ebert signs the new constitution into law

11th August 2022
Tagged as: Constitution, Ebert, First World War, Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Politics, Weimar, Wilhelm II

It took the best of part of seven months for the delegates of the new German National Assembly to agree on the terms of the new Weimar constitution, which Ebert signed into law whilst on holiday in Schwarzburg.

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28th July 1914: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

28th July 2022
Tagged as: Assassination, Austria, Austria-Hungary, Blank Cheque, First World War, Franz Ferdinand, Germany, Hungary, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Serbia

Exactly one month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

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11th August 1919: The Weimar Republic officially established when Friedrich Ebert signs the new constitution into law

28th July 1914: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

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23rd September 1949: President Truman announces the USSR’s first nuclear test

22nd September 1776: Nathan Hale hanged by the British for spying for the Continental Army during the American Revolution

21st September 1931: Britain abandons the gold standard after Parliament passes the Gold Standard (Amendment) Act

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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