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Martin Luther was a German monk, Catholic priest, professor of theology and seminal figure of the 16th-century movement in Christianity known later as the Protestant Reformation.
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The Battle of Veinna is a battle that took place on 11 and September 12, 1683 after Vienna had been besieged (surround with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender) by the Ottoman Empire for two months.
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The German Confederation was a loose association of 39 German states in Central Europe, created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to coordinate the economies of separate German-speaking countries and to replace the former Holy Roman Empire.
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The Berlin Conference, regulated European colonisation and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power.
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Adolf Hitler was born on this day and was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party.
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The death of his younger brother, Edmund, from measles deeply affected Hitler, he changed from a confident, outgoing, conscientious student to a morose, detached, sullen boy who constantly fought with his father and teachers.
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The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna rejected him twice, in 1907 and 1908, because of his "unfitness for painting"
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Hitler's mother died at the age of 47 and he soon ran out of money after her death and was homeless.
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After he was deemed unfit for service, he failed his physical exam in Salzburg, he returned to Munich.
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Hitler spent almost two months in hospital at Beelitz, returning to his regiment on 5 March 1917, this is four days before my birthday.
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He received the Black Wound Badge, though his rewarded actions may have been courageous, they were probably not highly exceptional.
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Impressed with Hitler's oratory skills, Drexler invited him to join the DAP. Hitler accepted, becoming the party's 55th member.
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Hitler was discharged from the army and began working full-time for the NSDAP.
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Hitler and the SA stormed a public meeting of 3,000 people that had been organised by Kahr in the Bürgerbräukeller, a large beer hall in Munich.
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Hitler fled to the home of Ernst Hanfstaengl and by some accounts contemplated suicide, he was depressed but calm when arrested for high treason.
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On 1 April, Hitler was sentenced to five years' imprisonment at Landsberg Prison.
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In a meeting with Prime Minister of Bavaria Heinrich Held,Hitler agreed to respect the authority of the state and promised that he would seek political power only through the democratic process.
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Hitler had formally renounced his Austrian citizenship, but at the time did not acquire German citizenship.
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The stock market in the United States crashed, the impact in Germany was dire: millions were thrown out of work and several major banks collapsed.
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Hitler testified that his party would pursue political power solely through democratic elections, a testimony that won him many supporters in the officer corps.
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Hitler ran against Hindenburg in the presidential elections, the viability of his candidacy was underscored by a 27 January 1932 speech to the Industry Club in Düsseldorf, which won him support from many of Germany's most powerful industrialists.
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The interior minister of Brunswick, who was a member of the NSDAP, appointed Hitler as administrator for the state's delegation to the Reichsrat in Berlin, making Hitler a citizen of Brunswick, and thus of Germany.
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Hindenburg reluctantly agreed to appoint Hitler as chancellor after two further parliamentary elections—in July and November 1932—had not resulted in the formation of a majority government.
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As chancellor, Hitler worked against attempts by the NSDAP's opponents to build a majority government, because of the political stalemate, he asked President Hindenburg to again dissolve the Reichstag, and elections were scheduled for early March, on 27 February 1933, the Reichstag building was set on fire.
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The new Reichstag was constituted with an opening ceremony at the Garrison Church in Potsdam.
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Hitler declared unification of Austria with Nazi Germany in the Anschluss.
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At the time, these concessions were widely seen as positive, and the Munich Pact concluded on 30 September 1938 among Germany, Britain, France, and Italy prompted Chamberlain to announce that he had secured "peace for our time." This was considered appeasement, in a political context is a diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an enemy power in order to avoid conflict.
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He directed large-scale rearmament and on 1 September 1939 invaded Poland, resulting in British and French declarations of war on Germany.
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In the final days of the war, during the Battle of Berlin in 1945, Hitler married his long-time lover, Eva Braun.
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Hitler died by committing suicide.
