Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire A set of revolutions took place in the Austrian Empire from March 1848 to November 1849. Much of the revolutionary activity had a nationalist character: the Empire, ruled from Vienna, included ethnic Germans, Hungarians, Slovenes, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Ruthenians (Ukrainians), Romanians, Croats, Venetians (Italians) and Serbs; all of whom attempted in the course of the revolution to either achieve autonomy, independence, or even hegemony over other nationalities. The nationalist picture was further complicated by the simultaneous events in the German states, which moved toward greater German national unity. Besides these nationalists, liberal and
Goal of the Year (Germany) Goal of the Year (Germany) The Goal of the Year in Germany is, like the "Goal of the Month" (), the "Goal of the Decade" and "Goal of the Century", an individual soccer award selected by spectators of the "Sportschau" (ARD German TV), among spectacular or important soccer goals scored in or for Germany. Klaus Fischer won it three times; his 1977 "Bicycle kick" was also pronounced "Goal of the Century". He scored it on 16 November 1977 in the international game of Germany versus Switzerland in the Neckarstadion, Stuttgart. The "Goal of the Month Award" and its sister event,