Australian Croatian Genealogical and Historical Society Australsko Hrvatska Rodoslovna i Povijesna Udruga Founder & President – Amanda L Fonti – BA – History – Politics – Humanities and Social Sciences University of…
Category: History
(E) 140 years since the construction of torpedo by Ivan Lupis Vukic
Ivan Lupis Vukic Inventor of torpedo the production of torpedo had started in 1866 in the Whitehead factory in Rijeka. He was born on the beautiful Peljesac peninsula near Dubrovnik. 140…
(H,E) 15. svibnja 1926 – Halo, halo! Ovdje Radio Zagreb
80 Years of Croatian Radio and 50 Years of Croatian Television May 15, 1926 – May 15, 1956 First electronic medium of South-East Europe. Croatia proudly leads…
(E) Croatian History – Bartol Gyurgieuits (1506 – 1566?)
CROATIA Overview of History, Culture, and Science Bartol Gyurgieuits (1506 – 1566?) 500 years since the birth of the author of the first known Croatian – Latin dictionary, of the practical…
(E) Croatian History – William Feller (1906-1970)
William Feller (1906-1970) One of the greatest experts in probability theory in history. He was born and educated in Zagreb, where he started his university study of mathematics, a professor at…
(E) 135 years since the birth of Slavoljub Penkala, inventor of fountain pen
Eduard (Slavoljub) PENKALA(1871-1922)135 years since the birth of inventor of the mechanical pen and fountainpen,which are bearing his name and now they are in everyday use. Submitted by Darko Zubrinic, Zagrebwww.croatianhistory.net
(E,H) New Book: Who Saved Bosnia – Da Nije Bilo Oluje
Naklada Stih released the above titled book by Vitomir Miles Raguz, in bilingual Croatian-English format. It is available in Zagreb and Sarajevo bookstores and via Internet worldwide.You can order the…
(H) Istina rijetko jest i moze biti politicki korektna
Film ‘Izbavljenje iz ocaja’ – zivi dokument istine o HrvatskojPise: Domagoj MargeticU Hrvatskoj rijetko mozemo vidjeti dokumentarni film toliko potkrijepljen cinjenicama, kao sto je to slucaj sa dokumentarnim filmom americke redateljice…
(E) Knin Not in the Vojna Krajina
KNIN NOT IN THE VOJNA KRAJINAKnin, like Benkovac, is over 50 kilometers from the historical boundary of Vojna Krajina as the crow flies. 50 kilometres may not seem a long distance…
(E) The Baska Tablet precious stone of Croatian literacy
THE BASKA TABLETprecious stone of Croatian literacy The Baska tablet is probably the most famous monument of early Croatian literacy, dating from about 1100. Its size and weight are impressive:…
(H,E) Oba su pala – Heroji Domovinskog Rata – Our War Heros
Oba su pala oba_su_palaWarInCroatia1991.mpeg Ovo je pocetak, Vi ispunite prazna mjesta i predstavite SVE HEROJE domovinskog oslobodilackog rata 1991-1998. This is a start. You fill the blanks and present all the heroes of the Croatian Liberation War of 1991-1998 Nenad Bach
(E) COUNT IVAN ANZ FRANKOPAN by Mladen Ibler
COUNT IVAN ANZ FRANKOPAN, THE ROYAL STEWARD OF THE ESTATE IN SWEDEN 1426 – 1434 by Mladen Ibler Within the framework of medieval history of Europe and its own geo-strategic location, Scandinavian royalties and nobility…
(E) Britain and the Bleiburg Tragedy
Britain and the Bleiburg TragedyBritain and the Bleiburg Tragedy is an artist’s impression of the terrible events which took place in Croatia during the early 1990s, and the virtually unknown, but…
(E) Croatian Air force Marking 10th anniversary of Victory
Croatian Air Force MIG-21 of the Croatian Air force painted in colors of Croatian coat of Arms flies over spectators during ceremony marking 10th anniversary of operation Storm in Knin, Croatia…
(E) Croatia to Mark 10th Anniversary of Storm Operation Friday
Croatia to Mark 10th Anniversary of Storm Operation Friday4 August 2005 | 14:49 | FOCUS News Agency Zagreb. Croatia will mark the 10th anniversary of Storm operation Friday, as a result of…
(E) Operation Storm, August 4-8, 1995 – 2005
www.CroatianHistory.net Operation Storm, August 4-8, 1995 1995 – 2005 10 years from the liberation of parts of Croatia,in particular of Lika and Knin, from Greater-Serbian occupation 10 years of safe connection…
(E) Croatia’s Untold Story in Film Freedom from Despair
Croatia’s Untold Story in Film Freedom from DespairThis feature-length documentary by Brenda Brkusic tells about the war against Croatian civilians within the context of decades of Serbian-led totalitarian rule. In this…
(E) Japan – Croatia, Jewels
JAPAN – CROATIA, JEWELSIt seems that a well known tune U boj, u boj from theopera Nikola Subic Zrinski by Ivan Zajc is taught inJapanese schools. Information by Mr. Nenad Bach,…
(E) Descendants of Croatian Stavemakers Reunite in Alabama
Stavemakers gather Croatians in Alabama Croatian immigrant John Erzen with accordion / Alice and John Pezent in their latter years Over 80 descendants of the Erzens, Turks, Pezents and Pongeraytors pose…
(E) Montenegro ready to pay Croatia war reparations
Montenegro ready to pay Croatia war reparations www.chinaview.cn 2005-07-19 02:05:38 BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro, July 19 (Xinhuanet) — Montenegrin Finance Minister Igor Luksic said on Tuesday that Montenegro was ready to pay reparations…