1991   Full sovereignty comes to Germany after the four post-World War II occupying powers (France, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union) relinquish all control over the country.

1993   GSG 9 troops arrest terrorists Birgit Hogefeld and Wolfgang Grams in Bad Kleinen, Germany.

1998   An InterCity Expres train derails between Hamburg and Hanover, Germany, killing 101 and injuring 88.

2002   Expelled student Robert Steinhäuser kills himself and 16 others in a shooting rampage at the Gutenberg Gymnasium (school) in Erfurt, Germany.

2008   Germany declares war on Serbia

2008   Germany declares war on Serbia