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11. 12. 1941

11.12. 1941 Germany and Italy declared war on the USA

On December 8, 1941, Congress declared war on Japan at Roosevelt's suggestion. On December 11, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Pact of the Three Powers. This created a major global conflict.

Divers found the Enigma in a fishing net

German divers from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), searching for discarded fishing nets in the Baltic Sea, came across a surprising thing. From the water they pulled out a rare Enigma cipher machine used by the Nazi army during World War II.

10. 12. 1818

10.12. 1818 František Ladislav Rieger is born

František Ladislav Rieger was a Czech liberal politician, businessman and co-founder of the National Party. In connection with the Revolution of 1897, he was elevated to the nobility. Even in the last stage of his life he was still in good spirits.

9. 12. 1437

9.12.1437 King Sigismund died

At the beginning of December 1437, Emperor Sigismund died in Znojmo. Pain and burning all over his body, of which he constantly complained, tormented him until the last moment. Following the example of Charlemagne, he put on a monk's habit just before his death.

8. 12. 1542

8.12.1542 Mary Stuart was born

The life story of Mary Stuart Queen of Scots is actually a tragedy with completely unexpected peripeties. Her political rival and eternal rival, Queen Elizabeth I of England, was cut from the same cloth, and it could not end well.

Interesting limited edition book on sale

For all who like to wander around this beautiful and somewhat peculiar region of our homeland.For all those who love the history and nature of Jesenik, here is the second part.

The bodies of two men in Pompeii, apparently a slave and his master

Once again, Pompeii has proven to be an incredible place for research. This is evidenced by the discovery of two male bodies under about two metres of ash. Apparently they were a slave and his servant who were trying to save themselves during the rampage of the Vesus volcano.

7. 12. 1941

7.12.1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

At dawn on December 7, 1941, the first wave of Japanese aircraft took off from aircraft carriers 400 miles north of Hawaii. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

6. 12. 1916

6.12.1916 Masaryk sentenced to death

Kramář, Rašín and some others were sentenced to death for treason. A year after them, Masaryk himself was sentenced in absentia. He was granted amnesty in 1917.

Budding detectorist finds unique coin depot from the Viking period

A handful of scattered silver coins were found in a ploughed field near Brobyværk on the Danish island of Fyn by detectorist and amateur historian Claus Gundersen. When he contacted the Museum of the Archipelago and an archaeologist arrived at the site, they found a container with hundreds of silver coins. Much to everyone's surprise, it turned out that there was another vessel lying deeper in the ground. Also filled to the brim with coins, but with the remnants of the cloth in which the coins were placed...