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1st December 1918: Unification of Transylvania and the Kingdom of Romania

  • 1st December 2020
  • Tagged as: Austria-Hungary, Bessarabia, First World War, Hungary, National Union Day, Nationalism, Romania, Transylvania, Unification

The National Assembly of Romanians of Transylvania and Hungary declared the unification of Transylvania and the Kingdom of Romania.

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4th July 1950: Radio Free Europe broadcasts for the first time

  • 4th July 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Cold War, Communication, Communism, Germany, Radio, Romania, USA, USSR

On the 4th July 1950, Radio Free Europe – founded the previous year to transmit uncensored information to audiences behind the Iron Curtain – completed its first broadcast.

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16th June 1958: Execution of Hungarian Communist leader Imre Nagy

  • 16th June 2020
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Hungary, Khrushchev, Revolution, Romania, USSR, Warsaw Pact

On June 16th 1958, Hungarian Communist politician Imre Nagy was executed.

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20th May 1882: Establishment of the Triple Alliance

  • 20th May 2020
  • Tagged as: Austria-Hungary, Central Powers, Dual Alliance, First World War, Germany, Italy, Romania, Triple Alliance

Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.

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23rd August 1944: King Michael of Romania leads a coup d’etat against Ion Antonescu

  • 23rd August 2019
  • Tagged as: Coup, Ion Antonescu, Michael I, Nazi, Romania, Second World War

King Michael I of Romania led a coup d’état that removed the Nazi-aligned government of Ion Antonescu.

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18th July 1976: Nadia Comăneci scores the first ever Olympic gymnastic ‘perfect 10’

  • 18th July 2019
  • Tagged as: Canada, Gymnastics, Montreal, Olympics, Romania, Sport

Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the first ever perfect 10 in Olympic history on the uneven bars at the Summer Games in Montreal.

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4th June 1920: Treaty of Trianon signed with Hungary after the First World War

  • 4th June 2019
  • Tagged as: Austria, Austria-Hungary, Britain, First World War, Hungary, Peace Treaty, Romania, Treaty, Trianon

The Treaty of Trianon was signed between Hungary and most of the Allies of the First World War.

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26th May 1897: Bram Stoker’s gothic horror novel Dracula published

  • 26th May 2019
  • Tagged as: Fiction, Ireland, Literature, Romania, Vampire

On the 26th May 1897, Bram Stoker’s Gothic horror novel Dracula was first published.

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22nd December 1989: Overthrow of Nicolae Ceaușescu in Romania

  • 22nd December 2018
  • Tagged as: Ceaușescu, Cold War, Communism, Romania

On the 22nd December 1989, Romanian Communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu was overthrown.

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HistoryPod Live: Historical significance. How are events chosen for the daily podcast?

  • 10th July 2017
  • Tagged as: Calendar, historiography, Islam, Roman Empire, Romania

This extended edition of HistoryPod attempts to answer the most common question from listeners: how and why are certain events featured (or not) in the daily podcast?

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