History
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Experts use CT scan to examine rare medieval Madonna
Experts are using a CT scan to find out more about the origin of the Madonna from Havraň, a precious medieval statue recently acquired by the National Gallery.
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Czechia loses its last Czechoslovak RAF pilot with death of Emil Boček
Last Saturday saw the passing of the last Czechoslovak RAF pilot who was still alive. Emil Boček died just a month after his 100th birthday.
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Anniversary of the week
630 years since martyrdom of John of Nepomuk
John of Nepomuk, one of the patron saints of the Czech lands, was brutally martyred on March 20, 1393, on the orders of King Wenceslas IV.
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Czech Radio digitises full archive of trial with key figure in Lidice massacre
On the occasion of the anniversary of the Nazi occupation of Bohemia and Moravia, Czech Radio has published the digitised recordings of the trial with Karl Hermann Frank.
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Anniversary of the Week
40 years since the biggest kidnapping event in Czech history
A group of 66 Czechoslovaks, including women and small children, were abducted and forced to walk 1300 kilometres after being captured in Angola by UNITA fighters.
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“It was a total shock”: US journalist Mark Baker on discovering StB plan to recruit him
US journalist Mark Baker, who spent time in Czechoslovakia in the late 1980s, has made a startling discovery: the Communist secret police planned to recruit him as a spy.
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Emil Boček, last living Czechoslovak RAF pilot, turns 100
General Emil Boček, the last living Czech airman who served in Britain’s RAF during WWII, celebrates his 100th birthday this Saturday.
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Dominator on Nagano victory: These are memories I will never forget
Twenty-five years ago today the Czech national hockey team won gold at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano Japan. All-star goalie Dominik Hašek recalls the triumph.
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Prague’s iconic Nusle Bridge built 50 years ago
Nusle Bridge is one of the key transport structures in the city. Over 160,000 cars cross it every day, while 750 metro trains pass through a tunnel inside it.
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Czech state returns artworks to Jewish family
After more than 80 years, the Czech state has returned art objects that belonged to the family of a Jewish businessman Johann Bloch, who lost his property during WWII.
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French soldier recalls Petr Pavel’s successful rescue operation
Thirty years ago, a Czech unit serving in the UNPROFOR mission rescued over 50 French soldiers under siege in what was then still Yugoslavia.
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Czechia marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Events marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day are being held around Czechia on Friday.
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