Biography Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. Six weeks later the family moved to Munich, where he later on began his schooling at the Luitpold Gymnasium. Later, they moved to Italy and Albert continued his education at Aarau, Switzerland and in 1896 he entered the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich to be trained as a teacher in physics and mathematics. In 1901, the year he gained his diploma, he acquired Swiss citizenship and, as he was unable to find a teaching post, he accepted a position as technical assistant in the Swiss Patent Office. In 1905 he obtained his doctor’s degree. During…

By Johannes Eisele, Reuters People walk next to giant domino pieces, placed along a stretch of the Berlin Wall’s original path, near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Monday. Germany is marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin WITNESSES OF THE WALL Many readers said they remembered the Berlin Wall and its collapse. Here is a sampling of their memories: I lived in Germany as a military dependent, and later as a U.S. serviceman. What a great country. I was able to take my children behind the wall when it still existed … –lepatriot I happened to be there on business when it came down. Three young…

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1. Who was president during the Civil War? B. Lincoln 2. The first big battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter. Which state was it in? B. South Carolina 3. The soldiers who fought for the Union side were mostly from ? A. North side note (11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America (“the Confederacy”); the other 25 states supported the federal government (“the Union”).) 4. The soldiers who fought for the Confederacy side were mostly from ? B. South 5. Abraham Lincoln was the __ President. C. 16th 6. At the end of the war…

Children visit the newly unveiled wax figure of Anne Frank and her hideout reconstruction at Madame Tussauds in Berlin,Germany. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images