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(E) Rudimir Rudolf Roter - A Righteous Among Nations
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Rudimir Rudolf Roter - A Righteous Among NationsThe following is a translation of an article which appeared in the January 27, 2005 edition of Slobodna Dalmacija, a Split daily. John Peter Kraljic, Esq.One of the latest decisions taken by Yad Vashem, an Israeli state institution which preserves the memory of the Holocaust and the tragic deaths of millions of Jews, was to posthumously name Rudimir Rudolf Roter as a "Righteous Among Nati
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(E) The oldest blind theater in Europe is from Zagreb, Croatia
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Theatrical Company of the Blind and Visually ImpairedNEW LIFE (NOVI ZIVOT)Hrvatska - Zagreb - CroatiaFounded in 1948, and until 1986 the only blind theatre company in Europe! All translations from Croatian into English by prof. Anadea Cupic Theatrical troupe of a happy disposition Chronology of the plays 1st International Blind and Visually Impaired Thetare Festival, Zagreb, 7 to 10 October 1999 Address: Dramski studio slijepih
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(E) History of Croatian Science
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History ofCroatian Science http://www.hr/darko/etf/et22.html - the whole story© by Darko Zubrinic, Zagreb (1995) In this section we should again mention the names ofMark Antun Dominis andRugjer Boskovic (1711-1787), whose work was veritably encyclopaedistic. The first known manual about book-keeping was "Della mercatura e del mercante perfetto," written by Benko Kotruljic (born inDubrovnik, 15th century). Its French translat
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(E) CROATIAN INVENTIONS
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CROATIAN INVENTIONSAdam S. EterovichCroatians invented double entry booking, the parachute, blimp, duralaluminum, crab chioppino and forensic medicine. Their inventivenessusually went to benefit other nations. These type of accomplishments should be publicizedin the American and world press. The Republic of Dubrovnik-Ragusa was one ofthe great mercantile centers of Europe which practiced market capitalism longbefore many other nations. Ideas of i
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(E) Protest raised against Croatian gulag tourism idea
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Protest raised against Croatian gulag tourism ideaFri Nov 19,12:41 PM ET Offbeat - AFP ZAGREB (AFP) - A proposal to turn a former communist gulag island off the Croatian coast into a tourist camp drew protests from an independent group which is investigating crimes committed by the communist Yugoslav regime. "It is unacceptable that a tragic place of execution like Goli Otok, where Tito's Yugoslav communist regime killed over 30,000 po
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(E) Today in History - Nov. 21
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Today in History - Nov. 21By the Associated PressToday is Sunday, Nov. 21, the 326th day of 2004. There are 40 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:Forty years ago, on Nov. 21, 1964, New York's Verrazano Narrows Bridge, connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island, opened.On this date:In 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.In 1877, inventor Thomas A. Edison announced the invention of his phonogr
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(E) PRINCE OF HAWAII was CROATIAN
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PRINCE OF HAWAII was CROATIAN The Honourable Mr. John 'Aimoku Dominis with HM Queen Lili'uokalani By Adam S. EterovichJohn Dominis-GospodnetichJohn Dominis was a sea captain sailing out of Boston in the 1820's-40’s, who later settled in the Hawaiian Kingdom. He was the captain of the ship Bolivar and the John Peabody. His son, John O. Dominis, married a young Hawaiian princess of good family. She became the Queen Liliuokalani, l
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(E) Middle Ages cemetery discovered in Croatia
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Middle Ages cemetery discovered in Croatia Zagreb - A 14th century cemetery was discovered in downtown Zagreb, Croatia, near the city's cathedral during roadworks, the daily Jutarnji list reported on Friday.Workers were surprised to found human bones only 50 centimetres below ground. Archaeologist Zeljko Zemo confirmed the date of the find saying it was due to erosion of soil down through the centuries.Zemo said the site was the
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(E) 100th anniversary of St. Joseph Croatian Church, St. Louis
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100th anniversary of St. Joseph Croatian Church in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis40,000 Croatian-Americans in the region will celebrate centennial Croatian parish will celebrate centennialOf the Post-Dispatch 09/09/2004 Anna Deranja Lusicic, 92, hopes to see many old friends on Sunday at thekickoff for a year of events marking the 100th anniversary of St. JosephCroatian Church in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis. "St.
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