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On March 25, 1988, a candlelight demonstration for religious freedoms and civil rights attracted thousands of protesters in Bratislava inContinue Reading
On March 18, 1921, Poland and Soviet Russia signed the Peace of Riga, also known as the Treaty of Riga,Continue Reading
On March 6, 1933, Anton Joseph Cermak, the Czech-born mayor of Chicago died in a Miami hospital from wounds sustainedContinue Reading
On September 26-27, 2000, thousands of anti-globalisation protesters gathered in Prague in an attempt to disrupt the summit of theContinue Reading
On September 9, 1941, the Nazi-puppet state of Slovakia ratified the Jewish Codex, paving the way for the exclusion, deportation,Continue Reading
On September 8, 1968, Polish accountant and former Home Army resistance member Ryszard Siwiec became the first person to self-immolateContinue Reading
On August 19, 1989, people from both sides of the Iron Curtain came together to demonstrate the common will forContinue Reading
On August 18, 1990, legendary English band the Rolling Stones held a historic concert in the Strahov Stadium in Prague,Continue Reading
On the night of August 8-9, 1969, four members of the so-called “Manson Family” brutally murdered five people in RomanContinue Reading
On June 17, 1992, three years after the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, US fast-food giant McDonald’sContinue Reading
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