Historical Calendar June 17
1922 - Portuguese aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral complete the first South Atlantic Air Passage. Although the North Atlantic...
“When the two Security officers asked; who was the one who said, ‘It’s a big deal that Enver Hoxha died’, teacher Leka Mydini said…”/ The incredible event in Erseka’s home, April 11, 1985
Memorie.al / Kolonjë. It was April 11, 1985. In Erseka hospital, something unusual was happening. First, a cry was heard...
Historical Calendar June 16
1911 - IBM is founded as the New York-based Computing and Informatics Recording Company. It is an American company, with...
“Some young people from the ‘Ismail Qemali’ school, among them two girls, drank cognac, got drunk and on a hill near the department…”/ Letter to Enver Hoxha, with the names of 11 choir students in Mamurras, September 1973
Memorie.al / Today's high school students, boys and girls, who unfortunately are regular users of alcohol or tobacco, I can't...
“After drinking the cigarette offered to him by the two former State Security men, who called him to the table, my son fell unconscious and…”/ The mystery of the death in Athens, in September ’91, of the man who toppled the monument of Enver, in Korça
By Vepror Hasani Memorie.al / Spouses Namik and Pranvera Larti from the village of Bulgarec in the district of Korça...
Historical Calendar June 15
1934 - The Great Smoky Mountains are declared a national park in the United States. Great National Smoky Mountains is...
“Since 2.30 in the morning, a group of people were waiting in front of a store on the main street of the capital for the milk ration, and a little further, in the ‘Block’, Ramiz Alia…”/ Writing of the ‘New York Times’ , March 25, ’91
"New York Times" brings the situation on the eve of the elections of March 31, 1991. The movements of the...
“We lost the final match with the Italian team ‘Autoccento’, as we were missing the three main football players, who were arrested two days before the match, as communists…”/ The tour of the representative of Tirana, in 1941
By Dashnor Kaloçi The rare testimony of Arif Peza, former football player of the Albanian National Team and commander of...
Historical Calendar June 14
1907 - Norway gives women the right to vote. The Kingdom of Norway is becoming one of the first countries...
“Since the death of the Stalinist leader, Enver Hoxha, in 1985, some symbolic changes have taken place with Ramiz Ali, the successor of Mr. Hoxha, whose government has banned…”/ New York Times article, January 1990
By MARVINE HOWE Memorie.al / "An American organization for the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms has accused the communist...