Category: History

(E) International community shares blame for the brutal war

Posted on March 24, 2005

KOMARICA: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SHARES BLAME FOR THE BRUTAL WAR IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA22.03.2005 BANJA LUKA, Mar 22 (FENA) – The international community is accomplice in the brutal war in the former Yugoslavia,…

(E) Rudimir Rudolf Roter – A Righteous Among Nations

Posted on January 27, 2005

Rudimir Rudolf Roter – A Righteous Among NationsThe following is a translation of an article which appeared in the January 27, 2005 edition of Slobodna Dalmacija, a Split daily.  John Peter Kraljic,…

(E) Holocaust Remembrance Events in Opatija and Rijeka

Posted on January 27, 2005

Holocaust Remembrance Events in Opatija and RijekaToday at 6:00 p.m. at the Juraj Sporer Art Pavilion in Opatija, an exhibit entitled “The Black Night Whispered (Victims of Fascism and Nazism in Liburnia),”…

(E) History of Croatian Science

Posted on January 2, 2005

  History ofCroatian Science   http://www.hr/darko/etf/et22.html – the whole story Š by Darko Zubrinic, Zagreb (1995) In this section we should again mention the names ofMark Antun Dominis andRugjer Boskovic (1711-1787), whose…

(E) CROATIAN INVENTIONS

Posted on December 7, 2004

CROATIAN INVENTIONSAdam S. EterovichCroatians invented double entry booking, the parachute, blimp, duralaluminum, crab chioppino and forensic medicine. Their inventivenessusually went to benefit other nations. These type of accomplishments should be publicizedin the…

(E) Protest raised against Croatian gulag tourism idea

Posted on November 22, 2004

  Protest raised against Croatian gulag tourism ideaFri Nov 19,12:41 PM ET Offbeat – AFP ZAGREB (AFP) – A proposal to turn a former communist gulag island off the Croatian coast into…

(E) Today in History – Nov. 21

Posted on November 20, 2004

  Today in History – Nov. 21By the Associated PressToday is Sunday, Nov. 21, the 326th day of 2004. There are 40 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:Forty years ago,…

(E) PRINCE OF HAWAII was CROATIAN

Posted on October 28, 2004

  PRINCE OF HAWAII was CROATIAN  The Honourable Mr. John ‘Aimoku Dominis with HM Queen Lili’uokalani  By Adam S. Eterovich John Dominis-GospodnetichJohn Dominis was a sea captain sailing out of Boston in…

(E) Middle Ages cemetery discovered in Croatia

Posted on October 23, 2004

   Middle Ages cemetery discovered in Croatia  Zagreb – A 14th century cemetery was discovered in downtown Zagreb, Croatia, near the city’s cathedral during roadworks, the daily Jutarnji list reported on Friday.Workers…

(E) 100th anniversary of St. Joseph Croatian Church, St. Louis

Posted on September 12, 2004

  100th anniversary of St. Joseph Croatian Church in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis 40,000 Croatian-Americans in the region will celebrate centennial   Croatian parish will celebrate centennialOf the Post-Dispatch 09/09/2004…

(E) Istocna Hercegovina

Posted on September 3, 2004

  Istocna Hercegovina Današnja Hercegovina istocno od Neretve nekada se zvala Zahumlje. Zahumlje je prozvano Hercegovinom po Herceg Stjepanu u XV stoljecu. U IX stoljecu centar Zahumske biskupije bio je Ston. Ulaskom…

(E) Spider Sabich – US-Croatian Olympian

Posted on August 3, 2004

  Vladimir “Spider” Sabich, a top member of the US Olympic Ski team Thanks to Adam Eterovich for his terrific synopsis of Croatian Olympians. I wanted to add another Croatian-American to the…

(E) On this day, August 2nd

Posted on August 2, 2004

  On this day02aug041993 – Serb gunners sink part of a vital bridge severing the only land link between the southern Dalmatian coast and the rest ofCroatia. 1100 – King William II…

(E) Nielson ignored David Trezeguet?s handball before scoring

Posted on July 7, 2004

  For the record:Nielson ignored David Trezeguet’s handball incident before scoring France’s second goal against Croatia. It ended 2-2. Op-ed:All sports should use replay feature, so the outcome of the game could…