If you're wondering exactly how things went down in 1933, you're in luck — this timeline will lay it all out for you. Ten years prior, Hitler had led an attempted coup on the government, now known as ...

In particular, the Trump administration's move to shut America's doors to refugees and stop all entry from nationals of seven Muslim countries has me thinking more and more about the Reichstag fire.

One such occurred in Berlin, exactly 92 years ago: the Reichstag fire of Feb. 27, 1933. The fire served as a convenient crisis for Hitler’s government to declare a state of emergency and begin ...

However, on 27 February 1933, a few days before the election, the Reichstag building was set on fire. A Dutch communist, Marinus van der Lubbe, was caught in the burning parliament. The Law for ...

POTSDAM, March 21, 1933 (UP) - With a threat to "destroy all those seeking to damage our people," Chancellor Adolf Hitler opened a session of the Reichstag today in an atmosphere of Imperial Germany.

BERLIN — German voters have had their say. Now their verdict is being turned into reality underneath the glass dome of Berlin's landmark Reichstag building. Workers on Wednesday rearranged the ...

A Dutch communist, van der Lubbe, was caught red-handed in the burning building. Days later in the election 44 per cent of the population voted for the Nazis, who won 288 seats in the Reichstag ...

A symbol of Germany's past, present and future, the Reichstag, or Parliament Building, is a blend of different architecture styles from the late 20th to late 21st centuries. It symbolizes the ...