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...
“They assigned me to the secret secretariat, remembering that I was the nephew of General Hysi, and my uncle was shot by Enver in ’47, with the ‘Group of Deputies’…”/ The rare testimony of the well-known writer
From Përparim Hysi Memorie.al / Major Zeqir Bahiti, I knew him in Shengjin, when I went to perform military service....
Historical Calendar June 21
1942 - A Japanese submarine appears near the Columbia River in Oregon during World War II, firing 17 missiles at...
“Protesters in Shkodër threw stones at the offices of the Party Committee, those of the local government and ‘Radio Shkodër’, where the Chief of Police was injured, as he…”/ Writing of the ‘New York Times’, December 1990
- The beginning of protests in the centers described as anti-communist, Shkodër and Kavajë and the efforts to block them....