Historical Calendar June 27
1905 - During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors begin a rebellion in the Russian warship Potemkin. This warship was one of...
“Ahmet Zogu, was one of the most prominent young leaders, but his regime was overthrown by a revolution led by Bishop Fan Noli, after…”/ Writing of “The New York Times”, January 28, 1934
By Herman Bernstein - Forecasts for a new war in Albania, on the eve of the beginning of the Second...
“If Lenin were alive and saw the horrors of the captors Kamber and Asllan, he would order that both of them be hanged immediately in the prison yard…”/ Unknown letter of the former prisoner of Burrell, in ’63 –in
By Kastriot Dervishi - The denunciation letter of the ex-convict of Burrel, Muharrem Xhakoni, sent to the Central Committee of...
Historical Calendar June 25
1910 - Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird premieres in Paris, making Stravinsky one of the world's greatest composers. Ballet has...
“In the Army of Yugoslavia, the Albanians labeled them as; ‘nationalist, ballistic, revisionist, irredentist boy’, etc., and after throwing a blanket over their heads…”/ The rare testimony of a Kosovar, former soldier in Zagreb, in 1981
By Selim Mustafa Hasanaj The third part Memorie.al / I will write from my memory, even though almost three decades...
Historical Calendar June 24
1932 - A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now...
“We, the Albanian soldiers in the ‘7 July’ barracks in Bihaq, knew what would happen on March 6, 1981, at the University of Pristina, but the alarm was given and…”/ The rare testimony of a Kosovar, a former soldier in Zagreb, in ’81
By Selim Hasanaj Second part Memorie.al / I will write from my memory, even though almost three decades have passed....
Historical Calendar June 23
1940 - Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver to British Columbia, Canada. This...
“I don’t undress in front of others, I’m not indecent, this is an army of homosexuals, to satisfy their lusts, tue shique boys’ butts…”?! / The rare testimony of a Kosovar, former soldier in Zagreb, in 1981
By Selim Hasanaj The first part Memorie.al / I will write from my memory, even though almost three decades have...
Historical Calendar June 22
1911 - George V and Mary of Teck are crowned kings and queens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain...