Every now and then I have to explain to people that "Germany" as a country didn't exist until 1874, and that the modern German state is essentially a Millennial.
I got into genealogy a bit and found my nth grandfather left the Schleswig-Holstein region right when Germany was happening, and this is why he kept changing the name of what country he was from every 10 years on the census. His hometown is in Denmark now.
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"Germany was happening" makes me think of @weatherishappening.com