Historical Calendar 22 October
1883 - The Metropolitan Opera House is inaugurated in New York, USA. This building was an opera house located at...
“Petraq Qafoku, during the occupation, was an active member of the Fascist Party and together with Eng. Taraskinon and Zuber, tried to sabotage…”/ The sad story of the engineer from Berat
By Joana Doda & Prof. Asst. Dr. Albert P. Nicholas The first part - The persecution of Albanian scientists, in...
“Some old families from Shkodra have come there from Turkey, Egypt, Arabia, the Dardanelles, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Syria, Dagestan, Sudan, etc., such as…”/ The book of the well-known researcher from Shkodra
- The book "Shkodra and weather", by Hamdi Bushati, which also talks about the foreign origin of some Shkodra families...
Historical Calendar 21 October
1940 - Famous American writer Ernest Hemingway publishes his work For Whom the Bell Tolls. In this book he describes...
“Sheh Kasemi, was the head of Teqe i Tabakke and after his death, he was buried in their tomb and the whole country was a big center for the processing of…”/ The unknown history of the Tirana family
By Belina BUDINI Tabak, - The family that gave the name to the bridge and the mosque - Memorie.al /...
Historical Calendar 20 October
1900 - Albanian poet and writer Naim Frashëri, one of the most prominent representatives of the National Renaissance and the...
“In Italy, measures are being taken to sell the assets of Sh. Vërlacit, Xh. Ferrara and I. Sefa, in Egypt, of the Qorralliu family and Papaj’s shop, worth…”/ Secret documents of property theft by the communist regime
By Kastriot Dervishi The assets of Albanians abroad, in the predatory eye of the Commission Society Memorie.al / Since...
Historical Calendar 19 October
1920 - Born in the village of Gllavicica (Shengjon-Kokaj) near Peja, Mark Krasniqi, professor, academic, politician and Albanian writer from...
“Because of the racist discrimination that was done to him in Vlora, Makanga cut his veins with a piece of glass and in the letter he sent to Enver Hoxha, he wrote…”/ The unknown story of African children in Albania
By Fabio Bego "The security announced about Charles, that he propagated Western music, committed immoral acts, with Albanian and foreign...
“How I forced myself and gave a letter to my work colleague, who did not respond, but when Gogo Nushi saw it…”/ The rare testimony of the former instructor of the Professional Unions in Tirana
Memorie.al / The most widespread fashion in Albania in the 70s was the placement of lightning bolts. If a person...