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Government poster against the Kapp Putsch, 13 March 1920. [a]After Germany had lost World War I (1914–1918), the German Revolution of 1918–1919 ended the monarchy. The German Empire was abolished and a democratic system, the Weimar Republic, was established in 1919 by the Weimar National Assembly.
Wolfgang Kapp (24 July 1858 – 12 June 1922) was a German conservative and nationalist and political activist who is best known for his involvement in the 1920 Kapp Putsch. He spent most of his career working for the Prussian Ministry of Finance and then as director of the Agricultural Credit Institute in East Prussia .
In 2012, the hospital closed [11] and its property was purchased by the nearby St. Louis Zoo as part of a 20-year expansion project. [ 12 ] [ 9 ] The building was demolished in 2014. [ 13 ] [ 14 ]
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis (St. Louis) Central Institute for the Deaf; Central Visual and Performing Arts High School; Century Building (St. Louis) Chase Park Plaza Hotel; City Hall (St. Louis) City Museum; Civil Courts Building; Clemens House-Columbia Brewery District; Cleveland Junior Naval Academy; Clyde C. Miller Career Academy ...
St. Liborius was established as a German national parish in 1856. [2] The church building is a large Gothic Revival structure covered in red brick. It was designed by New York City architect William Shickel. [3] At one time the central bell tower featured a stone tracery spire. It was removed in the 1960s. [4]
The Runner statue and fountain were moved to the center of the park with a new LED lighting system. [6] The plaza is named for Harry Kiener, a local philanthropist and member of the U.S. track team at the 1904 Olympics held in St. Louis. In his will, Kiener left the city a bequest to build a fountain and statue. [7]
Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter case is finally over. On Monday, special prosecutor Kari Morrissey announced she has withdrawn her appeal of a judge’s order dismissing the case. The decision came ...
The history of skyscrapers in St. Louis began with the 1850s construction of Barnum's City Hotel, a six-story building designed by architect George I. Barnett. [3] Until the 1890s, no building in St. Louis rose over eight stories, but construction in the city rose during that decade owing to the development of elevators and the use of steel frames. [4]