History
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Anniversary of the Week
From Čapek to the Present: 100 Years of the Czechoslovak PEN Club
Karel Čapek founded the PEN Club with the intention of protecting freedom of speech and the press, becoming its chairman.
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80 years ago: American bombs fell on Prague
On February 14th 1945, a deadly Allied bombing raid claimed hundreds of lives when the city of Prague became an unexpected target of the US Army Air Forces.
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Anniversary of the Week
February 10th, 1975: Prague’s Kotva department store opens to the public
On February 10, 1975, the Kotva department store opened on Prague's Republic Square, welcoming its first customers.
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Last Czechoslovak fighter pilot Antonín Fajkus dies at 101
Antonín Fajkus, a war veteran and fighter pilot from World War II, who served in the legendary U.S. Air Force's 40th Fighter Squadron, has died at the age of 101.
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Teacher, senator, martyr: Women’s rights champion Františka Plamínková, born 150 years ago
On February 5th 1875, Františka Plamínková was born, who fought for rights of women in Czechoslovakia, before her execution by the Nazis in 1942.
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Prague to host first-ever European display of Lucy, the 3.18-million-year-old human ancestor
The fossilized remains of Lucy, a 3.18-million-year-old human ancestor, will go on display at Prague’s National Museum in August.
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Petr Brod: It could be dangerous to speak German in 1950s Czechoslovakia
Veteran journalist Petr Brod, who grew up in a Jewish, German-speaking family in Prague, discusses his international career, the fate of the Sudeten Germans and much more.
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Rediscovering a lost legacy: American Noah Breuer on his Czech roots and power of art
Noah Breuer is an American artist with a personal connection to Czech history. His artworks, inspired by his family legacy, are now on display in Břeclav.
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Anniversary of the Week
35 years ago, the much-feared Czechoslovak State Security was dissolved
In 1990, Minister Richard Sacher issued an order to abolish all central departments of Czechoslovakia’s State Security (StB), ending an era of violence and fear.
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Mammoth hunting camp discovered in Ústí nad Labem
Archaeologists in Ústí nad Labem in northern Bohemia have made a unique discovery: a mammoth hunting camp from the Old Stone Age.
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Was Jan Masaryk murdered after all? New American, British and French documents reopen investigation
Police have reopened the case of the death of former Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk. Originally believed to be a suicide, a unit of the Czech Police now suspects murder.
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Brutal murders and prostitution: The dark side of early 20th century Prague
"The city of a hundred spires” has a darker side of murders and prostitution. Tour guide for Prague City Tourism Marek Kovář took us for a tour of some of these sites.
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