Anniversary of the Week
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Anniversary of the Week
550 years since the death of the White Lady: How Perchta of Rožmberk became a legend
550 years ago, a woman died who would become more famous after her death than she ever was in life. Perchta of Rožmberk known as the White Lady.
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Anniversary of the Week
April 25, 1936: Skoda Rapid expedition sets off on around-the-world trip
Exactly 90 years ago, Břetislav Jan Procházka and Jindřich Kubias set out from Prague on an ambitious expedition meant to promote the quality of the Skoda car brand.
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Anniversary of the Week
Major Czech sculptor Olbram Zoubek born 100 years ago this month
Olbram Zoubek, one of the most significant Czech sculptors of the 20th century, was born a century ago this month.
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Anniversary of the Week
Leo Haas: an artist between horror, talent, and ideology, was born 125 years ago
Leo Haas was a painter and caricaturist whose life story stands as a striking reflection of 20th-century Central Europe and its totalitarian ideologies.
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Anniversary of the Week
Max, the first elephant calf born at Prague Zoo, turns ten
Ten years ago, Prague Zoo celebrated the birth of its first elephant calf. Today Max lives in Antwerp, but his birth remains a milestone in elephant breeding in Czechia.
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Anniversary of the Week
From craft to art: World’s oldest glassmaking school turns 170
This year marks 170 years since the small North Bohemian town Kamenický Šenov began writing the story of the world’s oldest glassmaking school.
