History

It started in Cologne. The artist Gunter Demnig could not accept the fact that residents did not know Gypsies who used to live there were deported and murdered by the Nazis. So he placed the first Stumbling Block.

In December, Berlin received a new 'U-Bahn' train line. António Guterres spoke at the Bundestag. And a political scandal erupted in Saxony-Anhalt.

In November of 2020, Germany reacted to the U.S. elections, Berlin closed its last airport, and a whole lot more happened.

In 2020, Corona obviously dominated the news. Only some events were not Corona-related.

In 2020, Corona dominated Germany and the world. But there were other news items as well. Some were not Corona-related at all.

Corona dominated Germany and the world. But there were other news as well. Some were not Corona-related at all.

Corona defined and messed up 2020. But there were some news and events that were only partially related to the virus, or not at all.

Corona defined and messed up 2020. But there were some news and events that were only partially related to the virus, or not at all.

One day we read a story about some virus that spread in China. Shortly after, it arrived on our own continent. Apart from Corona, lots of other things happened.…

In 2020, the name of a Mexican beer brand, or the word for 'crown' in Spanish, became a threat. In April, it became evident how parts of the industry were affected.