Search Results for: one hundred years ago

One Hundred Years Ago, Lawrence of Arabia killed the Railroad – March 1923: Transjordan

Posted on 2023-03-25 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Not quite a hundred, but still more than thirty years ago, I was in Australia as an exchange student. I don’t think I have ever told stories from that time, because back then, we still took pictures … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago – the episodes you missed in 2022

Posted on 2023-03-08 by Andreas Moser

Writing two blogs, one in German and one in English, is a lot of work. Not quite twice the work as writing one blog, because I can use the same photos twice. But it’s more work than some might think. … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago, King Ferdinand got Promoted – October 1922: Greater Romania

Posted on 2022-11-04 by Andreas Moser

While Romania is famous for shooting its dictators, it treated its kings quite fairly.
One hundred years ago, the king was asked if he wanted to retain the job although his kingdom had greatly expanded. He said yes. Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago, they were looking for the Center of Brazil – September 1922: Brasília

Posted on 2022-09-03 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. As you know, I am currently searching for the geographical center of Europe, which, over the next few months, will take me to obscure villages from Ukraine to Sweden, from France to Belarus, from Estonia to Belgium. … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago, Sweden almost gave up on Booze – August 1922: Prohibition Referendum

Posted on 2022-08-31 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Before I went to Sweden last summer, I received a lot of well-meaning advice from friends in Germany who had already been to Scandinavia: “Take enough beer with you, it’s prohibitively expensive in Sweden!” “As an EU … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago, two young Men left Bavaria for the United States – June 1922: the Vogl Brothers

Posted on 2022-07-27 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. When thinking about migration, we distinguish between push- and pull-factors when we try to get to the bottom of migrants’ and refugees’ reasons to move/flee. The former refer to incentives to leave a place and move away. … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago, Germany and Russia laid the Foundation for World War II – April 1922: Rapallo

Posted on 2022-05-01 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Did you ever notice that the term “discovery” is only used when a white guy first steps onto some territory, where non-white folks have been living for a long time? And that fake explorer fame is even … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, History, Italy, Military, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, World War I, World War II | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

One Hundred Years Ago, Genocide did not go Unpunished – April 1922: Operation Nemesis

Posted on 2022-04-27 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. A few days ago, on April 24th, it was the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. You probably didn’t notice, unless you have a large Armenian diaspora in your neighborhood. And because Armenians flock to wine and cognac, that … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago, the Habsburg Empire was finished for good – April 1922: Emperor Karl I

Posted on 2022-04-25 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. In April 1922, so much stuff happened that, as earth-shattering as each of the events may have been, I can only devote a cursory glance to some of them. Like the death of his beloved majesty, Emperor … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago, they Showed a Movie that Should Never Have Been Made – March 1922: Nosferatu

Posted on 2022-03-31 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. When I started this series, I promised that we wouldn’t deal with war, revolution and upheaval every month, but sometimes also explore the lighter things in life. Cats and culture, for example. That’s why we are heading … Continue reading →

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