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#OTD 125 years ago ... The First International Peace Conference took place in The Hague. The Tsar of Russia initiated it to discuss world disarmament. The Tsar hoped to spare his country the financial burden of having to match the arms expenditure of Germany and Austria. Unfortunately, the Conference didn't succeed in this respect. However, it did define and codify some of the rules of war in a series of Conventions. It also established an international court of arbitration. These achievements would have a big impact on how the two world wars were fought, but they wouldn't stop them. In June, the conference participants arrived in Haarlem. You can see footage of their arrival here: https://lnkd.in/etMVt3-5 #25yff #geschichte #historiker #archive #forschung #history #archives #research

#otd vor 125 Jahren... #Kalenderblatt Der kurze Streik der Pariser Briefträger, der am 18. Mai 1899 begann und bereits am 20. Mai 1899 wieder vorbei war, erinnerte uns daran, wie wir jede Woche auf unsere Post warten und immer wieder in den Nachrichten 🔦 nachschauen, ob eventuell auch die Berliner Briefträger streiken.🤔 Es ging 1899 um eine Lohnerhöhung und die Post wurde wegen des Streiks durch die Armee zugestellt. 27 Personen wurden entlassen, etliche bestraft. #25yff #geschichte #historiker #archive #forschung #history #archives #research

Happy #InternationalMuseumsDay everyone! This years theme is “Museums for Education and Research". #OTD 125 years ago ... #otd vor 125 Jahren... happened a lot... Please see all posts for today's events in 1899:)🔍 #Kalenderblatt #25yff #geschichte #historiker #archive #forschung #history #archives #research On this day in 1899, tout #Berlin was waiting for the opening of the new #exhibition of the Berliner Secession, an art movement that was a kind of protest against the Royal definition of official endorsed art. Some of the key figures included Walter Leistikow, Franz Skarbina, Max Liebermann, Hermann Struck, and the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. The event in 1899 also marked the transition of the art capital of #Germany from #Munich to #Berlin.

Zur interaktiven Karte: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dGA42_RU . Das digitale Totenbuch "Die deutschen Opfer des Stalinismus auf dem Moskauer Friedhof Donskoje 1950-1953" stellt die Biografien von 928 Menschen vor, die zwischen 1950 und 1953 von Sowjetischen Militärtribunalen (SMT) wegen „Spionage“, „antisowjetischer Agitation und Propaganda“ oder „illegalen Waffenbesitzes“ zum Tode verurteilt, in Moskau erschossen und die Asche auf dem Friedhof Donskoje verscharrt wurden. . Die Verurteilten stammten nicht nur aus der SBZ/DDR, sondern aus allen Teilen Deutschlands. Eine interaktive Karte führt zum jeweiligen Geburtsort, letzten Wohnort, Hinrichtungsort (Butyrka-Gefängnis) und zum Donskoje Friedhof in Moskau. . Die Biografien wurden von 2004 bis 2008 im Rahmen eines von der Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur, geförderten internationalen Forschungsprojektes gemeinsam von Facts & Files Historical Research Institute Berlin und Memorial Internationale Gesellschaft für Menschenrechte, recherchiert und erarbeitet. . Das gedruckte Totenbuch erschien im Jahr 2005 erstmals und 2020 in vierter Auflage. Das digitale Totenbuch Donskoje1950-1953.de setzt dieses fort. Die Webseite wurde ermöglicht durch die Förderung des Berliner Beauftragten zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur.

Our new webinar in English is coming up soon! Join our presentation on June 6, 2024 at 2 p.m. Berlin time. We will present our www.transcribathon.eu which is a crowdsourcing project to unlock #history. Please register https://lnkd.in/e9qTjVtt until June 3, 2024 & we will send a Zoom link. Europeana Beate Schreiber Frank Drauschke

Interessiert Sie Ihre #Familiengeschichte? Oder wissen Sie wenig über die Personen in Ihrem #Unternehmen, die dort vor 100 Jahren tätig waren? Oder vor 50 Jahren oder 200? Dann besuchen Sie unser Webinar zu biographischen #Recherchen am 16. Mai 2024 ab 11.00👇 Bitte melden Sie sich bis 13. Mai 2024 an! #25yff #Geschichte #Archiv

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#OTD 125 years ago ...The Hamburg Newspaper announced doubts that the #InternationalWorkersDay would last for 10 more years. It "will gently and gloriously fall asleep". In 1886, the American Federation of Organized Trades and Labor called for a general strike on May 1. The response was overwhelming: more than 300,000 workers participated on this "Moving Day". May 1 was not chosen at random: Old contracts expired on that day. The aim of the industrial action was to secure a fixed eight-hour working day in the new contracts, down from the usual twelve hours. Many people participated in the general strike, especially in Chicago, where many German immigrants were active. The strike was bitterly fought and cost several lives. https://lnkd.in/eYjt5Tfr Nevertheless, the American unions planned to continue the strike on May 1 in support of their demands. They received support from the Paris Socialist Congress in July 1889, which decided to declare May Day an international day of struggle for the eight-hour day. In Germany, social democrats and trade unionists were initially divided over the proclamation of May Day as a day of struggle and a public holiday. Despite fears of provoking employers too much, some unions supported May Day even though it was not an official holiday. Those who did not go to work on May 1 went on strike. The Social Democratic parliamentary group in the Reichstag recommended that May Day be celebrated only in places where conflicts were not expected. As a result, on May 1, 1890, nearly 100,000 workers across the country went on "May Day Walks." However, there were still conflicts; some employers locked out the strikers. More info here https://lnkd.in/ekJHFens #25yff #history #archives #research