“Sensations and disasters, Discoveries and inventions, presidential elections and fashion shows, car races and film balls”
star-Founder Henri Nannen promised in the early years of our magazine to show the fullness of life. Nothing has changed 76 years after the first edition. star-Reporters looked and are looking for the small in the big and the big in the small. Sometimes far away, sometimes almost on your own doorstep.
A look at the stern editions of the past decades
It has been showing for 76 years starwhat moves us – and we look into the archive: at the big ones star-Stories, award-winning photography, moving conversations and curious details. In short: the full life of more than seven decades of magazine journalism.
Big pictures, controversies and bare facts – Gregor Peter Schmitz comments on covers from 75 years of stern history
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This week we look into the star 50 years ago from April 25, 1974, with the title topic “Nurse 1974: Serve and still earn“:“The profession of nursing has become attractive for young girls: well paid, 40-hour weeks starting in the fall, paid overtime, comfortable dormitories in many places. However, there is a shortage of 40,000 nurses in the hospitals. Why is that?” Also in the magazine from back then: a piece of German crime history and a savings trick used by German housewives.
Take a journey through time with us and take a look at stern 18/1974. Click through the photo gallery above.