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Ok, so today is 9/11. So, can anyone tell me what important and, possibly, world changing historical event happened today? (I'm thinking of 3, but can you give me more?)

The Berlin Wall comes down?

Jack the Ripper killed his last victim, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated, and the failed Munich Putsch (led by Hitler).

I looked the first one up on Wikipedia, but I knew the other two.

Dammit, I was thinking of making a 9/11 thread like this. Bush allowed 9/11 to happen to get us all to change to the american way of writing the date!

Its all true I tell you.

Muhammad Iqbal's Day in Pakistan;
Inventor's Day in Germany, Austria and Switzerland;
Schicksalstag in Germany.

* 1799 - The coup of 18 Brumaire led by Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (pictured) and Napoléon Bonaparte deposed the French government, replacing the Directory with the Consulate.
* 1918 - German Emperor William II abdicated, Prince Maximilian of Baden resigned as Chancellor, and Philipp Scheidemann proclaimed the Weimar Republic.
* 1953 - Cambodia gained independence from France and became a constitutional monarchy under King Norodom Sihanouk.
* 1989 - The Berlin Wall fell, marking the symbolic end of the Cold War, impending collapse of the Warsaw Pact, and beginning of the end of Soviet communism.

Berlin Wall comes down, Kristallnacht begins, Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch, the SS is established, Germany becomes a republic after WWI.

Very important day in German history.

Berlin Wall comes down, Kristallnacht begins, Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch, the SS is established, Germany becomes a republic after WWI.

Very important day in German history.
Do you reckon they specifically wait for the 9th November before doing anything?

Do you reckon they specifically wait for the 9th November before doing anything?

It's one of the mysteries of history. ;)

Do you reckon they specifically wait for the 9th November before doing anything?

I'm going to say yes.

Well, I was thinking about:
The Berlin Wall (1989);
Kaiser Wilhelm abdicating (1918);
and the Munich Putsch (1923).

But so much happened on this day.

JFK wins election (1960);
Death of De Gaulle (1970);
George Bush wins election (1988).

9/11 just seems to be an important day!

Do you reckon they specifically wait for the 9th November before doing anything?

I imagine that the Nazis picked November 9th on purpose, yes. Whether the Berlin Wall purposely came down on November 9th, I do not know.

Anything happening this year in Germany, then?

Do you reckon they specifically wait for the 9th November before doing anything?

Yeah, why not. Can you think of a better day?

Yeah, why not. Can you think of a better day?
14th January.

Inventor's Day in Germany, Austria and Switzerland;
Schicksalstag in Germany.

Anything happening this year in Germany, then?
See above.
Yeah, why not. Can you think of a better day?

29/1

I imagine that the Nazis picked November 9th on purpose, yes. Whether the Berlin Wall purposely came down on November 9th, I do not know.

Hard to say... do you think Schabowski knew what he was doing when he read that note?

Hmm, now let me see...

In 1494 the Family de'Medici become rulers of Florence

In 1906 Roosevelt was the first sitting president to make an offcial trip outside the USA (he visits the Panama canal).

And in 2004 Mozilla Firefox v1.0 was released. Go Firefox.

edit: Oh and it's independence day in Cambodia.
(and I cheated -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_9)

14th January.



29/1

People seem to like January.

Hard to say... do you think Schabowski knew what he was doing when he read that note?

From my understanding the only thing that he mistook was the date that his decree was supposed to be effective. He incorrectly said it was immediate, but the plan was in effect to lift the travel bans anyway. Maybe he did so on purpose, who knows.

People seem to like January.

The 29th is my birthday.

Hmm, now let me see...

In 1494 the Family de'Medici become rulers of Florence

In 1906 Roosevelt was the first sitting president to make an offcial trip outside the USA (he visits the Panama canal).

And in 2004 Mozilla Firefox v1.0 was released. Go Firefox.

edit: Oh and it's independence day in Cambodia.
(and I cheated http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_9)[/url]

Heh. Interesting that last one. They didn't quite time it for exactly two years, but 2.0 came out just a few weeks ago for those who haven't noticed. It's a little slower, I've found, but that could just be my current computer groaning under the pressure of all the crud contained therein.

The 29th is my birthday.

Ah, that makes sense then.

Heh. Interesting that last one. They didn't quite time it for exactly two years, but 2.0 came out just a few weeks ago for those who haven't noticed. It's a little slower, I've found, but that could just be my current computer groaning under the pressure of all the crud contained therein.Cambodia's second independence day goes slower because of your computer? Do realise what this means?! You have a time machine on your hands!

From my understanding the only thing that he mistook was the date that his decree was supposed to be effective. He incorrectly said it was immediate, but the plan was in effect to lift the travel bans anyway. Maybe he did so on purpose, who knows.

I always thought that it was just a thought of the comittee to suggest to gradually introduce regulations to do away with visas, nothing concrete at all yet.

Heh. Interesting that last one. They didn't quite time it for exactly two years, but 2.0 came out just a few weeks ago for those who haven't noticed. It's a little slower, I've found, but that could just be my current computer groaning under the pressure of all the crud contained therein.

Mine seems to have lazy spurts, every now and then it'll takes longer than usual to load any page. But that's just on my laptop, it works fine on the college computers.

Cambodia's second independence day goes slower because of your computer? Do realise what this means?! You have a time machine on your hands!
No, his computer is obviously an insidious tool to spread Western imperialism.

People seem to like January.
It was just a random day and month. First one that came to mind.

Damn it! I feel so USAmerican right now!

:gundge:

Damn it! I feel so USAmerican right now!

:gundge:

Use Hydrchloric Acid to wash it off!

Ok, so today is 9/11. So, can anyone tell me what important and, possibly, world changing historical event happened today? (I'm thinking of 3, but can you give me more?)

Salvador Allende killed in Pinochet's golpe.

No mention of Kristallnacht (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristallnacht)? Or, did I miss it?

EDIT: Never mind, I'm blind. I see it now, way up there. :D Sorry, Sdaeriji.

Ok, so today is 9/11. So, can anyone tell me what important and, possibly, world changing historical event happened today? (I'm thinking of 3, but can you give me more?)Berlin Wall came down - heralded the end of the communist bloc
Reichspogrom Nacht (aka Reichskristall Nacht) - the first nationwide, organized attack on jews in the 3rd Reich
1848 Revolution - set the stage for the creation of a German state in 1871

I imagine that the Nazis picked November 9th on purpose, yes. Whether the Berlin Wall purposely came down on November 9th, I do not know.The East German government loosened travel restrictions "effective immediately, as far as I can see".
The Beer Hall Putsch wasn't picked for a specific date, but because there was a gathering of Bavarian politicians. They did use that date a lot afterwards. There's a notable failed assassination attempt on Hitler's life on the 9th of November right before the war, as he was going to deliver a speech commemorating the Beer Hall Putsch.

Salvador Allende killed in Pinochet's golpe.

That was 11/9.

Anybody else reminded of Dean Swift here?

The East German government loosened travel restrictions "effective immediately, as far as I can see".
The Beer Hall Putsch wasn't picked for a specific date, but because there was a gathering of Bavarian politicians. They did use that date a lot afterwards. There's a notable failed assassination attempt on Hitler's life on the 9th of November right before the war, as he was going to deliver a speech commemorating the Beer Hall Putsch.
That was 1939, wasn't it? So, after the war had started.

Apparently the Germans have a word for November 9th - Schicksalstag (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schicksalstag)

That was 1939, wasn't it? So, after the war had started.I wasn't sure anymore, and I pride myself in not having looked any of these up :p
Yeah, it was definitely at the very beginning of the war.

Do you reckon they specifically wait for the 9th November before doing anything?

Probably so they could shove their National Socialist "victories" in the face of the "November criminals".

Or something.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/default.stm