Bonn was chosen for West Germany's new capitol after WWII. A 8th AF navigator offered an explanation why. The night before one mission he was was listening to music by Beethoven. The next day they found both their primary and secondary targets were socked in. He was ordered to find another target, any target in Germany that they could use to get rid of the bombs before heading home. Turned out that Bonn was in the clear but he had read on the record sleeve that Beethoven was from Bonn and decided he could not bomb the place. So he found another city and they dropped the bombs there. Bonn was chosen as the new capitol because it had suffered less damage than the other cities. Beethoven's music saved Bonn.