Sopron Chose Hungary 100 Years Ago 100 years ago on December 14, 1921, the legendary referendum took place in the western Hungarian town of Sopron according... 2021.12.14.
Climate Expert of Hungarian Roots Chosen for Key Role in Biden Gov’t United States President-elect Joe Biden has chosen John Kerry for the role of International Climate envoy. Kerry, a notable climate... 2021.01.19.
Trianon 2020: Hungary’s Versailles Today is June 4th, 2020. Exactly one hundred years ago, the Treaty of Trianon was signed in the palace after... 2020.06.04.
Trianon 100: Life Stopped in Hungary and Mourning Began When Treaty was Signed Almost two years after World War I, Hungarians had to face another, even bigger loss: the dismantling of historic Hungary,... 2020.06.04.
Trianon: Instead of the principle on self-determination of nations, the victorious great powers re-drew borders according to their geopolitical interests – Interview with historian Balázs Ablonczy Hungary can only be held responsible for World War I as any other participating country, says historian Balázs Ablonczy, whose... 2020.06.03.
Trianon 2020: Investigating Magyarization and Liberal Nationalism This June 4th will mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Trianon, the treaty that dismantled... 2020.06.02.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Remembering the 1920 Trianon Peace Treaty A few days before the centenary of the signing of the Trianon Peace Treaty, pundits across the political spectrum ponder... 2020.06.02.
The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand: The Archduke Who Despised Hungarians On this day, exactly one hundred and five years ago, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated. With tensions already... 2019.06.28.
Explore Budapest as it was in 1910 – Videos! Carriages rattling over Danube bridges, men in top-hats, women with shawls and parasols – all of these can be seen... 2018.05.17.
Hungarian Review – The Compromise: A European Perspective In memory of the 150th anniversary of the Compromise of 1867, which created the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, we would like to... 2017.08.07.
Wow! Really? An (Austro)-Hungarian Colony in the Arctic? In the latest installment of our new (semi)regular segment, Wow! Really?, we examine little-known or unexpected facts about Hungary and... 2016.12.07.
From Bloody Tyrant to ‘Uncle Joe’: Memories of Francis Joseph on the 100th Anniversary of his Death A century ago today, Emperor-King Francis Joseph, the longest reigning ruler of Hungary and the third-longest reigning monarch in European... 2016.11.21.
On This Day – In 1867 Hungary Establishes Dual Monarchy With Austria On 28th of July, 1867, Hungary's King Franz Joseph, who was crowned with St. Stephen's Holy Crown twenty days earlier... 2015.07.28.
Inspired by a Haunting Keepsake Found in Budapest, New Memoir Recounts a Woman’s Journey of Discovery In an antique store in Budapest, an American traveler was drawn to a leather-bound keepsake album filled with watercolors and... 2015.02.03.
