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Inventor of the Torpedo – 1875

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Inventor of the Torpedo – 1875

What follows is the story of how Giovanni Luppis and Robert Whitehead produced the first torpedo in the c ...

What follows is the story of how Giovanni Luppis and Robert Whitehead produced the first torpedo in the city of Rijeka. Their weapon has since become an irreplaceable asset in naval warfare. This day ...

January 11, 2020
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Chetnik Leader Draža Mihailović Appointed Yugoslav Minister of the Army – 1942

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Chetnik Leader Draža Mihailović Appointed Yugoslav Minister of the Army – 1942

His Chetniks received the status of the “Yugoslav Army in the Homeland”. The full name of Mihailović's of ...

His Chetniks received the status of the “Yugoslav Army in the Homeland”. The full name of Mihailović's office was “Minister of the Army, Navy, and Air Forces”. On this day in 1942 a new government in ...

January 11, 2020
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1324 – Death of Marco Polo

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1324 – Death of Marco Polo

Marco Polo spent a long time in prison in Genoa, and dictated the stories from his famous journey to a co ...

Marco Polo spent a long time in prison in Genoa, and dictated the stories from his famous journey to a colleague named Rustichello da Pisa. This day in 1324 marked the death of the famous medieval tr ...

January 08, 2020
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1578 – Croatian Painter who was Called the “Michelangelo of Miniature”

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1578 – Croatian Painter who was Called the “Michelangelo of Miniature”

It is believed that Julius Klović was the best artist of his profession in the world during the High Rena ...

It is believed that Julius Klović was the best artist of his profession in the world during the High Renaissance, which is why he is called the “Michelangelo of Miniature”. On this day one of the most ...

January 05, 2020
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1991: The Victims of Vukovar

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1991: The Victims of Vukovar

On this day the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA), backed up by Serbian volunteer units, entered Vukovar after ...

On this day the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA), backed up by Serbian volunteer units, entered Vukovar after several months of siege. The defenders of the Mitinca city district surrendered at around 15:3 ...

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Greek Catholics in Dalmatia

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|Date: October 25, 2019
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Greek Catholics in Dalmatia

Two Orthodox priests from Dalmatian villages Kričke and Baljci became Catholics 1832. year. Their names w ...

Two Orthodox priests from Dalmatian villages Kričke and Baljci became Catholics 1832. year. Their names were Petar Krička and Marko Busović. They became Catholic priests but remained faithful to their ...

October 25, 2019
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1991: Croatia Declares Independence

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|Date: October 08, 2019
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1991: Croatia Declares Independence

On this day in 1991, the Parliament (Sabor) of the Republic of Croatia severed all remaining ties with th ...

On this day in 1991, the Parliament (Sabor) of the Republic of Croatia severed all remaining ties with the republics and provinces of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, making Croatia an in ...

October 08, 2019
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1278: The Powerful King of Bohemia Killed During the Battle on the Marchfeld

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1278: The Powerful King of Bohemia Killed During the Battle on the Marchfeld

The Battle on the Marchfeld took place on this day in 1278. Ottokar II of Bohemia, one of the most powerf ...

The Battle on the Marchfeld took place on this day in 1278. Ottokar II of Bohemia, one of the most powerful Bohemian kings at the time, was killed during that battle. He was a member of the Přemyslid ...

August 26, 2019
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