World history

World History stories covering key events, empires, wars and civilizations shaping our modern world.
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Budapest 5th district gives approval for memorial

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Corvinus University head dismisses ChristDem call to remove Marx statue

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Orban: Deportation of Germans in 1946 “irreparable loss” for nation

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Uyghuristan, a mysterious land where Hungarians’ closest relatives live

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Deputy Prime Minister: Everybody has to know the crimes of communism

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Historical Moment: Transforming The Hungarian Parliament – Photo Gallery

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Parliamentary Speaker Kover says Hungary will never be disloyal to Szeklers

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Parlt sets up Nat Remembrance Cttee for Communist-era past

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Zsolnay vase fetches record sum at auction

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Ader marks late PM Antall’s 20th death anniversary

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The Buda Castle in 1490 – 3D video

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National Remembrance Cttee to widen access to communist-era docs – parlt debate

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Who invented the ballpoint pen? – Of course Hungarian: Laszlo Jozsef Biro

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November 25 – Memorial Day for people deported to the Soviet Union

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69th Anniversary – Stalin’s terror against Hungarians in Kárpátalja

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USA: Hungarian-American Athletic Club of New Brunswick celebrates 100th anniversary

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The end of Hungarian Uprising – 4 November 1956

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Puskás bronze bust was unveiled in Valdebebas

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Love story: A day that changed my life – October 23, 1956.

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1956, October 23 – Start of the Hungarian Revolution

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23 October 1956: The regime change must be completed, Minister of State Lázár says

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A short video animation about autonomy of Transylvania (Erdély)

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164th anniversary – The 13 Martyrs of Arad on October 6, 1849

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