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Einstein, who was Jewish, was undertaking a visiting professorship at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena when Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor on 30 January 1933.

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10th September 1989: Hungary allows East Germans into Austria

10th September 2019
Tagged as: Austria, Cold War, East Germany, Germany, Hungary, Iron Curtain, Refugees

On the 10^th September 1989, the Hungarian government announced the opening of the border with Austria to allow thousands of East Germans to leave the Communist Bloc.

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10th September 1989: Hungary allows East Germans into Austria

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