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The Trabant, the Iconic Car of East Germany

The Trabant is a product of the 1950s. Like any other car of its time, its chassis is made of sheet steel. What’s unique are its plastic parts made of Duroplast instead of the usual sheet metal, an innovation born out of necessity. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/Dr. Friedrich Scherer/Kawom!/Wolfgang Morell/M

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King is a civil rights legend. He fought for justice through peaceful protest. In the mid-1950s, King successfully led the movement to end segregation and racial prejudice and ultimately achieved significant legislative change to end racial injustices in the USA. Our video tells his st

Asch's Conformity Experiment

In the 1950s, psychologist Solomon Asch developed a study to investigate whether peer pressure can be strong enough to change our perception and make us believe in things that are not true. To this end, he set up a clever experiment on conformity that raises questions about our ability to think free