Anniversary of the Week
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Anniversary of the Week
Louis Armstrong’s Prague concerts – a major event
August 4 is the 120th anniversary of the birth of Louis Armstrong. The jazz pioneer’s visit to Prague in 1965 was an unforgettable moment for local fans.
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Anniversary of the Week
130 years since opening of Petřín funicular
The Petřín funicular transports roughly 2 million people every year. It was built on the occasion of the General Land Exhibition in 1891, which took place in Prague.
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First electric tram introduced in Prague 130 years ago
July 18, 1891 was one of the most important days not only in the history of Prague’s public transport.
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Fifty years since opening of first section of main Czech motorway
The first section of the D1 motorway was opened to traffic on 12 July 1971 with a spectacular ribbon cutting ceremony, attended by Communist leaders.
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Radegast: Slavic god symbolic of the Beskydy Mountains
90 years ago, a statue of Radegast was unveiled in mountain path along the ridge from Pustevny to Radhošt'. Its creator was the sculptor Albín Polášek.
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Thirty years since dissolution of Comecon East Bloc economic organisation
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, commonly known as the Comecon, was headed by the USSR and was meant to deliver prosperity to the whole Eastern Bloc.
