Berlin

1237

construction of two market towns, Cölln and Berlin, opposite each other on the Spree in Brandenburg

1307

Cölln and Berlin merged to create a single town

1451

Berlin became the seat of the Margraves and the Electors of Brandenburg

1871

proclamation of the state of Germany, with Berlin as its capital

1935

Anti-Semitic Laws of Nuremberg

1948/1949

soviet blockade of Berlin and the creation of the FRG and the GDR; Berlin was to become the West's showcase in the heart of the Soviet Bloc

1989

fall of the Berlin Wall

3 Octobre 1990

Berlin again named the capital of Germany

2006

Berlin hosts the Soccer World Cup in the Olympic Stadium

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