Angelika The traditional German company AEG goes bankrupt. In the spring, Steffi Graf's father is charged with tax evasion. Germany wins the European Football Championship in England. The Olympic Games take place in the US metropolis of Atlanta and are overshadowed by a bombing attack. In July, the German spelling reform is adopted in Vienna. In response to the invasion of Iraqi troops into the Kurdish protection zone, the USA launches a military strike in September. In November, Bill Clinton is re-elected as US President for another four years. A new store hour law comes into effect in Germany: stores can open their doors to customers from Monday to Friday until 8 PM and on Saturday until 4 PM. Deutsche Telekom AG goes public. In August, we get married. Michael's book "Effective Programming with Perl 5" is published. Michael flies to San Francisco on November 9th and starts working as a software developer at the startup company "Black Sun Interactive." Angelika organizes the move. On December 9th, the wooden crate is packed for the shipping container routed to America. On December 23rd, the moving company picks up the remaining items for storage. There is freezing rain in Munich at the time. Michael finds an apartment in the Noe Valley neighborhood. On December 30th, Angelika lands in San Francisco.
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