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.
Bundesversammlung 2022
Today, the Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung) convenes. But the result is already clear. Frank Walter Steinmeier will be re-elected Federal President with the support of almost all parties represented in the Bundestag. But why do we elect our head of state in...
On This day in history: Hairnet Decree
In the Western press, the derisive term “German Hair Force” became established.
On This day in history: civil marriage
On this day 147 years ago, the "Reichsgesetz über die Beurkundung des Personenstands und die Eheschließung" (Imperial Law on the Registration of Personal Status and Marriage) was enacted. The law, which came into force on January 1, 1876, made it compulsory for the...
On This day in history: Radikalenerlass
Until the abolition of the regular inquiry, a total of 1.4 million people were examined by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, 1,100 applicants were not hired, and more than 11,000 disciplinary investigations were initiated against public service employees.
Day of remembrance for the victims of National Socialism
77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp
On This day in history: Roe v. Wade
Even today, the ruling is still controversial.
On This day in history: former Soviet republics join the Commonwealth of Independent States
The end of the Soviet Union
On This day in history: Establishment of diplomatic ties between the People’s Republic of China and the USA
Journalists, activists and politicians have been warning for several years about a new Cold War
On This day in history: Opium Act comes into force
Cannabis seitdem nur noch für medizinische Zwecke erhältlich
World AIDS Day
Through education, we can collectively break down stigma and fight the pandemic