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via Spiegel-Online: Burschentag: Rechtextremismus in der deutschen Burschenschaft

Deutsche Burschenschaftler in Aktion

Ich habe in den Neunziger Jahren an der Martin-Luther-Universität in Halle/Saale studiert. Ich kann mich an diese Zeit noch sehr gut erinnern. Mit der Wende kamen auch die Burschenschaften nach Ost-Deutschland  – sehr befremdlich in allen Belangen!

Hoffentlich behält der Artikel Recht und diese reaktionären Vereinigungen lösen sich in näherer Zukunft aus Mangel an Nachwuchs und Finanzkraft in Wohlgefallen der Geschichte auf. Sie hatten ihre Zeit.

Diese Bürschchen braucht kein Mensch mehr!

Meriwether Lewis: I could but esteem..

The Lewis and Clark Expedition sights the Great Falls of the Missouri River and the Pacific Ocean. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“I could but esteem this moment of my departure as among the most happy of my life.”

Meriwether Lewis

May 14, 1804: The Lewis and Clark expedition departed from St. Louis, Missouri, 209 years ago today.

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via Translating Cuba – Yoani Sanchez: My Father and Berlin

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Niccolò Machiavelli: Everyone sees what you..

Santi di Tito’s famous portrait of Niccolò Machiavelli, now residing in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”

Niccolò Machiavelli

May 3, 1469: Would Machiavelli have thought that celebrating birthdays was a betrayal of weakness? The Renaissance Italian philosopher was born 544 years ago today.

Italy – 25 April: Liberation Day

25 April 1945: Liberation

25 April is a public holiday in Italy. It is the day on which Italy celebrates its liberation from German occupation in 1945 (and the people and organizations involved to end it) and the end of 20 years of Fascism.