1710
Berlin, Friedrichswerda, Cölln, Friedrichstadt and Dorotheenstadt are merged. The Royal Residence and Capital Berlin is created.
1834
The German Customs Union is constituted among 18 German states and serves as an economic unification of the individual federal states. It is the precursor of the German Empire.
1895
German entrepreneur and founder of the Quelle mail order company Günter Schickedanz was born.
1900
The BGB – Bürgeliches Gesetzbuch (German Civil Code) comes into force in the German Reich. It is applicable private law for all German countries.
1957
The Saarland is incorporated into the FRG. It becomes the 10th state of the then Federal Republic of Germany.
1975
The current age of majority in the FRG is lowered from 21 to 18.
1984
Start of the Ludwigshafen cable television pilot project with broadcasting operations.
2005
Introduction of Hartz IV as a huge labor market reform.
2015
A minimum wage of 8.50Eur is introduced in Germany.