Blog – Political education
Here you can find our current articles from our department for political education. In addition to articles on the subject “On This Day in History”, you can find everything about political education here. If you have your own suggestions, comments or ideas for projects, please contact politik@asta.rwth-aachen.de.
On this day in history: Operation Deliberate Force
The mission was the first by the German Air Force since 1945
On this day in history: Foundation of South Korea
The Korean War cost the lives of nearly five million people, and completely devastated whole swaths of Korea. In the end, however, the peninsula remained divided at the 38th parallel.
RWTH warmly welcomes its international students during the Welcome Weeks winter term 2022/23
The International Office of RWTH Aachen University welcomes all new international students starting in winter term 2022/23 with a introduction and support program to ensure the best start possible at RWTH and in Aachen. The Welcome Week program will take place from...
On this day in history: Genocide of the Yezidis
On August 3, 2014, fighters of the jihadist terrorist militia Islamic State attacked the main settlement area of the Yazidis around the Sinjar Mountains in northern Iraqi-Kurdistan. This day represents the prelude to the most atrocious war crimes and an incipient...
On this day in history: Cuban Revolution
For a long time, the “Humboldt House” in Aachen was named after the revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara; until the 1990s it was called Che House.
On this day in history: Operation Valkyrie
The assassination attempt of July 20, 1944 was the most significant attempted overthrow of the military resistance during the Nazi era.
On this day in history: Live Aid
Heute vor 37 Jahren fand das bis dahin größte Rock Konzert der Geschichte statt. Insgesamt wurden dabei etwa 150 Millionen Pfund an Spenden für die Hungersnot in Äthiopien gesammelt. Die Verteilung der Spenden und die Organisation des Auftrittes wurden häufig kritisiert.
On this day in history: End of reparation payments
On this day 90 years ago, the end of German reparations payments after the First World War was decided. Many of you may remember the Treaty of Versailles from history classes, where it is often portrayed as decidedly harsh and one of the reasons for the fall of the...
On This day in history: Battle of Gettysburg
159 years ago today, the Battle of Gettysburg began in southern Pennsylvania. About two years earlier, the southern states had seceded from the United States in response to the election of Lincoln, an opponent of slavery, as president. For the seceded Confederate...
On This day in history: Proclamation of the first democratic constitution in France
229 years ago today, the French National Convention adopted the Constitution of the First French Republic.