European Central Bank

The European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany is the central bank of the eurozone, in charge of monetary policy for the 12 countries that use the euro currency. The ECB was established on June 1, 1998.

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On January 5, 2003, a man stole a small motor glider and flew it over downtown Frankfurt, circling skyscrapers and threatening to crash into the ECB. He landed safely after about two hours and was arrested. The man, a 31-year-old mentally disturbed German student named Franz Strambach, told a television station he wanted to call attention to Judith Resnik, a U.S. astronaut killed in the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

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January 5 - 2003 - Motor glider - Skyscraper - Franz Strambach - Judith Resnik - Astronaut - 1986 - Explosion - Space shuttle - Challenger

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