1968First World Constituent Assembly Held

August 27: First World Constituent Assembly, took place in I...
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👑 Hitler Assumes Title of Führer After Hindenburg's Death

August 2: With the death of Paul von Hindenburg, Hitler declares himself Führer of Germany.
Hitler Assumes Title of Führer After Hindenburg's Death (1934)
NazismTotalitarianismDictatorshipWorld War IIPolitical PowerLeadershipThird ReichAdolf HitlerWeimar Republic
GermanyGermany

🌍 Peoples' World Convention Held in Geneva

December 30: Peoples' World Convention (PWC) at Palais Electoral, Geneva, Switzerland
Peoples' World Convention Held in Geneva (1950)
Cold WarInternational RelationsIdeology
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

🧱 Berlin Wall Construction Begins

August 13: Construction of the Berlin Wall.
Berlin Wall Construction Begins (1961)
Cold WarEast GermanyWest GermanyBerlinIron CurtainDivided GermanyPolitical DivisionCommunismSoviet Union
GermanyGermany

🏛️ First World Constituent Assembly Held

August 27: First World Constituent Assembly, took place in Interlaken, Switzerland and Wolfach, Germany
First World Constituent Assembly Held (1968)
International CooperationSwitzerlandIdeologyActivismSocial Movements
SwitzerlandSwitzerlandGermanyGermany

🏛️ Second World Constituent Assembly in Innsbruck

Second World Constituent Assembly in Innsbruck (1977)
ConstitutionalismInternational CooperationGlobal Governance
AustriaAustria

💣 Baader-Meinhof Group Suicide and Schleyer Murder Concludes Crisis

October 19: Suicide of members of Baader-Meinhoff Group and murder of Hanns Martin Schleyer ends crisis in West Germany.
Baader-Meinhof Group Suicide and Schleyer Murder Concludes Crisis (1977)
TerrorismCold WarWest GermanyPolitical ViolenceCrisis
GermanyGermany