[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.
The Philippines Revolutionary Government did not recognize the treaty and the two sides subsequently fought the PhilippineâAmerican War. The United States of America granted independence to the Philippines on July 4, 1946 through the Treaty of Manila. July 4 was chosen as the date by the United States because it corresponds to the United States' Independence Day, and that day was observed in the Philippines as Independence Day until 1962.