On this Day, in 2000: anti-globalisation protests turned violent in Prague
On September 26-27, 2000, thousands of anti-globalisation protesters gathered in Prague in an attempt to disrupt the summit of theContinue Reading
Tag: On this Day
On this Day, in 1941: Nazi-aligned Slovakia adopted the “Jewish Codex”
On September 9, 1941, the Nazi-puppet state of Slovakia ratified the Jewish Codex, paving the way for the exclusion, deportation,Continue Reading
On this Day, in 1968: Pole Ryszard Siwiec set himself on fire to protest Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
On September 8, 1968, Polish accountant and former Home Army resistance member Ryszard Siwiec became the first person to self-immolateContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1989: the pan-European picnic in Sopron brought Europe’s East and West together
On August 19, 1989, people from both sides of the Iron Curtain came together to demonstrate the common will forContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1990: the Rolling Stones held a historic concert in Prague
On August 18, 1990, legendary English band the Rolling Stones held a historic concert in the Strahov Stadium in Prague,Continue Reading
On this Day, in 1969: Manson cult members brutally murdered 5 people in Polanski’s L.A. house
On the night of August 8-9, 1969, four members of the so-called “Manson Family” brutally murdered five people in RomanContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1992: 30,000 Poles rushed to McDonald’s first restaurant in Warsaw
On June 17, 1992, three years after the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, US fast-food giant McDonald’sContinue Reading