In 1995, Serbian troops massacred 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Tezno grave in Slovenia (near Maribor) was found in 1999 during highway construction, with the number of post-WWII victims exceeding even that of Srebrenica.
Category: History
Croatian Victory for Croatian History August 5th 1995 – 2007
Ancient people. Old nation. New democracy.
Croatia To Celebrate Victory Day Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Croatia celebrates Victory Day and homeland thanksgiving, and marks the 12th anniversary of the military-order operation “Oluja” (Storm), in which, after five years of Serbian occupation, the city of Knin was freed, as well as most of the occupied Croatian territory.
Stolen Croatian Lipizzaner horses starving in Serbia
In October 1991, the largest Lipizzaner horse-farm in Croatia, situated near the town of Lipik, was bombed with napalm bombs. Out of 117 horses 27 of them were killed, and more than 80 taken away to Serbia, where they are also today. Believe it or not, the Serbs are trying to SELL stolen Croatian Lipizzaners to Croatia! From reliable sources we know that some of them have been already sold in Italy.
Croatia demands 10 billion dollars from Serbia, just for military assets of YU
Croatia is not interested in obsolete equipment, but in the money Croatia demands 10 billion dollars from Serbia, just for military assets of YU Zagreb /02/07/ 15:57 Croatian Ministry of Defense estimated…
The perfect wine legacy – It all started when Peter Vegar's great grandfather left Croatia
It all started when Peter Vegar’s great grandfather left Croatia with a grape cutting to escape the poverty and to fulfil his dream of living the perfect life in a vineyard.
Congressman Chris Smith, history of sincere support for victims & BiH
Congressman Chris Smith (left) has been consistent in his efforts on behalf of justice and a genuine peace and multi ethnic society in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
The 12 year anniversary of the genocide of Srebrenica July 11th 1995 – 2007
is a change in both tone and commemoration. For the first 5 years, Except for the still grieving mothers and family of the mostly yet unidentified victims, no one dared even observe the anniversary. We were lectured that it was not consistent with Dayton for Bosnians and Herzegovinians to scratch an old wound best left untouched.
Women in Homeland War – The Power of Love: to do Good
This is an extremely important collection of authentic testimonies of efforts of Croatian women to save children, wounded, as well as their own human dignity during the Homeland War in Croatia, 1991-1995.
American edition of Lovers & Madmen: A True Story of Passion to be Released
Sunshine Publishing has released the American edition of Lovers & Madmen: A True Story of Passion, Politics, and Air Piracy, by native Oregonian Julienne Eden Busic.
Book Review: Goli Otok
This rare, first-person account of physical and mental torture in the prison on Goli Otok should be read as widely as possible, because it tells the truth about inhumane conduct in peacetime.
Zindependence day
Zinfandel, like most of us, is not native to the United States. It’s an immigrant, too, with a somewhat murky family history that goes back ultimately to Croatia, or so researchers believe.
New Zealand: David Cunliffe – speech for Croatian National Day
Thank you for inviting me to your national day celebrations tonight here in the Croatian heartland of West Auckland….There has, of course, been a strong, successful Croatian presence in New Zealand for well over a century.
St. Marcellinus Church: A history
Croat plays role in parish history St. Marcellinus Church: A historyFounded: 1957Location: 2349 Strong Avenue,City of CommerceSan Gabriel Region: Deanery 9Listen carefully to the Eucharistic Prayer in the Canon of the Mass,…
HNS Slavi 95 Godina Postojanja – 95th Birthday of Croatian Soccer Association
Prije 95 godina u Zagrebu je osnovan Hrvatski nogometni savez. HNS je tijekom godina rada izrastao u najbrojniji sportski savez u Hrvatskoj istaknuo je Zorislav Srebrić na konferenciji za novinare.
ETHNIC CROATIANS KILLED BY NAZI AND FASCIST FORCES – Introduction
The Croatian struggle against Nazism and Fascism is one which generally remains underappreciated in the English-speaking world. While the events in Croatia during World War II have been well-documented by experts in the field, especially within Croatia, this rich literature, dating from both Communist and post-Communist times, remains virtually unknown in the West.
A major link exchange with The Mac Tutor History of Mathematics Archive
The Mac Tutor History of Mathematics Archive is the leading web site dealing with the History of Mathematics. It contains also biographies of three outstanding Croatian mathematicians: Ruđer Bošković, Marin Getaldić, and William Feller. In May 2007 the Mac Tutor included a link to a Croatian source dealing with Feller.
40th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Name of the Croatian Literary Language
The principle of the national sovereignty and full equality include also the right of each of our nations [in ex-Yugoslavia] to preserve all the attributes of its national existence and to develop maximally not only its economical, but also its cultural activities. Under these attributes, the most important role has the national name of the language, which the Croatian people use, because it is the inalienable right of each nation to name its language by its own name… (Quote from the 1967 Declaration)
100 Years of Tamburitza Music in Carinthia
Tamburitza music greatly influenced Slovenians to start organizing cultural events in Carinthia. It is said tambura instruments have charm and a strong appeal.
Colonel Mark Cook and the Lipik Orphanage
Colonel Mark Cook, outstanding British humanist, in a crucial way contributed to rebuilding of the Lipik Orphanage that was totally destroyed by Greater Serbian forces in 1991. This project included many people throughout the world, and resulted in a beutifully renovated building in 1993.