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30 years at Slee, and time flies!
We celebrated a very special anniversary with Hans-Peter Könen!
30 years at the same company: Congratulations, Hans-Peter!
When Hans-Peter Könen started at Slee, it was the beginning of 1995. Fancy a little trip down memory lane?
- Hans-Peter Könen starts his new job at Slee. The job description is so nice that we want to share it. HPK described himself as a “jack of all trades” in a still small company. Among others, the job included construction, revision, sales support and controll of deadlines.
Today, we find him working as a service technician in the mostly international service, as well as instructor for trainings for international service.
What else happened:
- Austria, Sweden and Finland join the EU.
- The 1990 Schengen Agreement enters into force.
- The first Castor container reaches Gorleben.
- Great Britain. Occupation of the Brent Spar oil platform by Greenpeace activists.
- Jacques Chirac is elected President of France.
- The Bundestag approves a Bundeswehr mission in Bosnia.
- The French nuclear weapons test on the Mururoa Atoll triggers serious unrest in Tahiti.
- AntĂłnio Guterres becomes the new Prime Minister of Portugal.
- The EU heads of state and government agree on the euro as the common currency. It was agreed that January 1, 1999 would be the date of introduction.
- In Cottbus, the first Federal Garden Show in the territory of the new federal states was opened to visitors.
- In Tokyo, leading electronics manufacturers agreed on a common technical standard for DVDs.
- The Soviet cosmonaut Valery Polyakov returned to Earth after the longest-lasting stay in a spaceship, which lasted 417 days.
- The first UN Climate Change Conference (COP 1) takes place in Berlin from March 28 to April 7.
- Microsoft releases its new Windows 95 operating system.
- The Airbus A319 takes off on its first flight from Hamburg-Finkenwerder.
- In Munich, local politicians, trade associations and the media organize a so-called “beer garden revolution” against plans to extend the closing hours of beer gardens.
- Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971–1995.
- The first episode of the Harald Schmidt Show goes live in Cologne’s Capitol.
- BackRub is developed, the forerunner of Google.
- Balloonist Steve Fossett is the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean in a balloon. After a four-day journey, the adventurer and billionaire, who started in South Korea, landed in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
- George Foreman wins his boxing match and title defense in the heavyweight division against Axel Schulz in Las Vegas by controversial points victory.
- Borussia Dortmund is German champion again after 32 years. With a 2-0 win against Hamburger Sportverein, the Westphalians secured their first title in the Bundesliga. The 1994/95 season was the last one with the old two-point rule.
- Michael Schumacher becomes Formula 1 world champion for the second time with Benetton.
To celebrate the day, Hans-Peter ordered a bunch of burgers that could be put together by the team. Thank you very much for that! We all found it super delicious!
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