[ËdÉÊtÊÉ ËmaÉÌ¯k] , German mark, abbreviated DM) was the official currency of West Germany (1948â1990) and unified Germany (1990â2002) until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It is commonly called the  Deutschmark  in English but not in German.Germans often say Mark (helpÂ·info) or D-Mark (helpÂ·info) .he design of German banknotes remained unchanged during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. During this period, forgery technology made significant advances and so, in the late 1980s, the Bundesbank decided to issue a new series of Deutsche Mark banknotes.
Sunday, June 5, 2011. The Philippines Gain Independence: 1946. On July 4, 1946, the US finally granted independence to the Philippines. The nation immediately assumed the capitalist, democratic system outlined in its constitution, with Manuel Roxas as elected President.
This article covers the history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946. It begins with the outbreak of the SpanishâAmerican War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still part of the Spanish East Indies. With the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898, Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States.he first battle of the SpanishâAmerican War took place in the Philippines on May 1, 1898. In a matter of hours, Commodore Dewey's Asiatic Squadron defeated the Spanish squadron under Admiral Patricio Montojo.