Anniversary of the Week
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January 27, 1929: Václav Vojtěch becomes first Czech to set foot on Antarctica
Ninety-five years ago, Václav Vojtěch, geography teacher, scientist and polar explorer, became the first Czech to reach Antarctica together with an American expedition.
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January 20, 1969: two people emulate Jan Palach’s sacrifice
On this day 55 years ago, Sándor Bauer and Josef Hlavatý emulated Jan Palach’s sacrifice and set themselves ablaze in protest of the Soviet occupation.
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January 1999: Copy of Turin Shroud found at Czech monastery
A copy of the Shroud of Turin, venerated by some as the believed burial shroud of Jesus Christ, was discovered at Czechia’s Broumov Monastery a quarter century ago.
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January 7, 1774: drainpipes replace gargoyles
The spooky-looking gargoyles that we know from horror films, castle tours and The Hunchback of Notre Dame used to get rid of wastewater. But 250 years ago, things changed.
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December 16, 1893: First issue of Lidové noviny published
The Čapek brothers and Ferdinand Peroutka – these were just some of the prominent contributors to Lidové noviny, a leading Czech daily in interwar Czechoslovakia.
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December 9, 1988: A breakfast that made history
Thirty five years ago, then French president Francois Mitterrand met with a group of Czech dissidents, led by Václav Havel.
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