Historical Calendar 25 October
1900 - The United Kingdom annexes Transvaal to what will later be called South Africa. The Transvaal Colony was the...
“On television these days, I have seen the scenes of terrible massacres, which were carried out in two Palestinian camps, in Sabra and Shatila, with piles of corpses, crying children…”/ Enver Hoxha’s political diary, April 1981
By Dashnor Kaloçi The ninth part Memorie.al/ publishes some archival documents, extracted from the Central State Archive in Tirana...
Historical Calendar 24 October
1929 - The famous bankruptcy known as Black Thursday occurs on the New York Stock Exchange. It began on October...
“America strongly supports Israel with weapons, from the most modern, even logistically, and even, as it is said, has given it the atomic bomb…”/ Enver Hoxha’s political diary, September 1978
By Dashnor Kaloçi Part eight Memorie.al/ publishes some archival documents, extracted from the Central State Archive in Tirana (the fund...
“During the break of ‘Brown Stains’, I went to the room where the suite of servants whispered, that; “Comrade Mehmet liked it”, Ramizi addressed me: I noticed you, if not…”?! / Memories of Fadil Pacram
By Fadil Paçrami Part thirteen Memorie.al / What is prison? It is the place where those who have been...
Historical Calendar 23 October
1871 - Born Gjergj Fishta in Fishta, Lezha, Franciscan friar, teacher, writer, translator and also chairman of the commission for...
“Israel has only 3 and a half million inhabitants, but psychology and inspiration have made it stronger from all points of view, economic, financial and military…”/ Enver Hoxha’s political diary, December 1977
By Dashnor Kaloçi The seventh part Memorie.al/ publishes some archival documents, extracted from the Central State Archive in Tirana (the...
“Can it still be allowed that the past and the works of the creators are determined by the intrigues and dirty files of the police…”/?! Letter to Ramiz Ali, from Burrel prison, October 1989
By Fadil Paçrami The twelfth part Memorie.al / What is prison? It is the place where those who have...
Historical Calendar 22 October
1883 - The Metropolitan Opera House is inaugurated in New York, USA. This building was an opera house located at...
“Our friends from the Ministry of Defense hosted the Palestinian delegation of ‘Al Fatah’ yesterday, who made some military demands, but I ordered them…”. Enver Hoxha’s diary, July 1972
By Dashnor Kaloçi The sixth part Memorie.al/ publishes some archival documents, extracted from the Central State Archive in Tirana (the...