Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (TRIH ep 679)
1841 · Resource
Why is the German national anthem the most controversial of all? Is it true that it is Austrian in origin? And, what happened when Germany split after the Second World War? Did it perhaps lead to an absolute banger in the form of East Germany’s new anthem..? Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the history of Germany and its various different anthems.
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Around 1841
- Revolutions of 1848 (1848)
- Opium Wars (1839)
- Taiping Rebellion (1851)
- Great Famine of Ireland (1845)
- Communist Manifesto (1848)
- Reign of Victoria (1837)
- Victorian era (1837)
- First public demonstration of surgical anaesthesia (1846)
- Abolition of slavery in British Empire (1833)
- Revolutions of 1848 in Germany (1848)