In the early 1930s, the Austrian government was looking toward a possible customs union with Germany. However, Hitler's rise to power and the hostility of the Austrian-Nazis made the Austrian govern...
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In the early 1930s, the Austrian government was looking toward a possible customs union with Germany. However, Hitler's rise to power and the hostility of the Austrian-Nazis made the Austrian govern...
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Today is Monday, March 12, the 71st day of 2007. There are 294 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 12, 1933, President Roosevelt delivered the first of his radio "fireside c...
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Good for Time.Its Person of the Year was Vladimir Putin, who has presided over the economic rebirth of his nation and reasserted Russia's role as a great power.A first runner-up was Gen. David Petr...
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THE DEATH OF SIGMUND FREUD: THE LEGACY OF HIS LAST DAYSBy Mark EdmundsonBloomsbury, 276 pages, $25.95
“Vienna,†the first of the two narrative essays that make up ...
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On July 20, 1938, an Austrian art historian working for the new Nazi government appraised the collection of the popular Jewish cabaret singer and comedian Fritz Grünbaum at a worth of 5,791 Re...
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The Anschluss of 1938
Today in history - March 12
