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How Emil Küchler from Krefeld wanted to murder the Kaiser

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How Emil Küchler from Krefeld wanted to murder the Kaiser

On the Lower Rhine / in the Rheingau. The Niederwald monument near Rüdesheim was inaugurated in 1883. Nobody suspected at the time: Wilhelm I was supposed to be murdered by an anarchist from Krefeld. – It was drizzling on September 28, 1883, a Friday by the way. From noon on the sun comes out again … Read more

Image: 130 years ago, a flood killed in Prague. She also tore down the arches of Charles Bridge

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Image: 130 years ago, a flood killed in Prague. She also tore down the arches of Charles Bridge

Half past five in the morning on September 4, 1890. The flooded ruins grip the pillars of Charles Bridge in Prague so powerfully that the Gothic gem cannot withstand the pressure. Two arches collapse. Four hours later, another crashes. At that moment, several people end up in the predatory waters of the flooded Vltava. They … Read more